Chhim Siek Leng becomes president of the renamed NRP

Monday, June 29, 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Pen Sangha, the NRP spokesman, told Rasmei Kampuchea that the NRP extraordinary congress was held this past Saturday. The party decided to change its name from NRP to the “Nationalist Party” and it approved Chhim Siek Leng as the new party president. Besides selecting a new party president, the congress also selected 2 new party vice-presidents: You Hockry, the no. 1 party VP, and Pok Than, the no. 2 party VP. NRP MP Sao Rany from Prey Veng province was nominated as the party secretary-general. Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec secretary-general, and several other high-ranking Funcinpec officials were also guests at the congress. Pen Sangha indicated that the congress was held to change the party name only, there was no merger with Funcinpec yet, but the two royalist parties are cooperating with each other, as stipulated in the MOU between the two parties on 30 January 2009.

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NRP changes its name to Nationalist Party

Friday, June 26, 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

A high-ranking NRP official told Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper on 25 June that the NRP leadership decided to select a new party name to replace its current name. The new name is: Nationalist Party. The same official explained that the party leadership decided to select this name because it is easy to remember. The new party logo is also easy to remember: it is a map of Cambodia. According to this anonymous high-ranking official, everything is already prepared for the party national congress which will take place this Saturday (tomorrow). The participants to the congress are mainly about 700 provincial, district and commune councilors. The congress will be held at You Hockry’s house located at Prek Ta Ten commune, Ponhea Loeu district, Kandal province.