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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
While a large number of high and low ranking party officials are defecting the Funcinpec party to join the CPP, Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec secretary-general, still believes that his party will preserve the 26 Parliament seats it is now holding during the upcoming July election. Nhiek Bun Chhay explained the reason that his party will retain these seats is because the reforms initiated by Funcinpec are taking deeper roots than before, and his party officials are putting a lot effort to frequently visit the grass root levels. He said: “Based on our plan, we will preserve the parliament seats we are now holding. Based on the survey we collected from the grass root levels in the province and cities, we have a 70% chance of preserving these seats.” He said that, in a number of provinces where his party received one parliament seat, such as Battambang, Siemreap, Kampong Thom, these seats will remain the same. However, he said that in the city of Phnom Penh, Kampong Cham and Kandal provinces, he said that he is not certain yet if Funcinpec will preserve its current seats or not, but that it is working hard there.
