Funcinpec supporters during the last day of the election campaignCambodge Soir
05-08-2008
The 13 members of the permanent committee of the royalist party have unanimously decided to unite with the Cambodian People’s Party. It is now up to the latter to ratify this new coalition.
During a meeting on the 1st of August, the leaders of Funcinpec have agreed to “join the CPP and create a new government coalition”. This unanimous decision seemed to be the only way to avoid the dissolution of the royalist party. The 2008 Elections have indeed resulted in its collapse. It has merely obtained two seats within the National Assembly, compared to 26 in the former term of office.
This statement ends a frantic week for the party of the General Secretary, Nhiek Buncchay. In the light of the results of the 27th of July, Funcinpec had decided to create an alliance with the SRP, the NRP and the HRP in order to challenge the validity of the election results. Leading members of the party were quick to distance themselves from this stance. New commotion on Wednesday: the Minister of Information, Khieu Kanharith announced that the government would “dismiss” prince Sisowath Sirirath from his position of advisor to the executive authority. Furthermore, the government has allegedly asked the President of the Funcinpec party, Kéo Puth Rasmey, to resign from his position of Vice Prime Minister. This news has since then not officially been confirmed.
While “being pleased” with the decision of the permanent committee of the Funcinpec party, Khieu Kanharith has made clear that, in the days to come, the CPP would reveal its position concerning this future coalition. In other words, the winning party of the last Elections reserves the right to refuse the proposal of the Funcinpec party.
05-08-2008
The 13 members of the permanent committee of the royalist party have unanimously decided to unite with the Cambodian People’s Party. It is now up to the latter to ratify this new coalition.
During a meeting on the 1st of August, the leaders of Funcinpec have agreed to “join the CPP and create a new government coalition”. This unanimous decision seemed to be the only way to avoid the dissolution of the royalist party. The 2008 Elections have indeed resulted in its collapse. It has merely obtained two seats within the National Assembly, compared to 26 in the former term of office.
This statement ends a frantic week for the party of the General Secretary, Nhiek Buncchay. In the light of the results of the 27th of July, Funcinpec had decided to create an alliance with the SRP, the NRP and the HRP in order to challenge the validity of the election results. Leading members of the party were quick to distance themselves from this stance. New commotion on Wednesday: the Minister of Information, Khieu Kanharith announced that the government would “dismiss” prince Sisowath Sirirath from his position of advisor to the executive authority. Furthermore, the government has allegedly asked the President of the Funcinpec party, Kéo Puth Rasmey, to resign from his position of Vice Prime Minister. This news has since then not officially been confirmed.
While “being pleased” with the decision of the permanent committee of the Funcinpec party, Khieu Kanharith has made clear that, in the days to come, the CPP would reveal its position concerning this future coalition. In other words, the winning party of the last Elections reserves the right to refuse the proposal of the Funcinpec party.
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