Cambodge Soir04-08-2008
The Party leaders stopped the rumours of a split spreading earlier this week. Having only won two seats at the National Assembly the Party’s future is at stake.
Following several public comments from different party officials, a split was on top of the agenda for many. Keo Puth Rasmey, the Party president and Nhiek Bunchhay, the general secretary have jointly asserted that the party will not split. During a meeting the president declared: “if there was any split why are we all gathered here this morning”.
Invited by their leaders, several hundreds of commune and province heads convened on Thursday July 31 at the Party headquarters in Phnom Penh.
The meeting, aimed at nurturing and remobilising supporters following the huge ballot disappointment. Funcinpec only won two seats at the National Assembly.
Now all eyes are on a possible alliance with the Cambodia people’s Party (CPP), which emerged as the winner of the elections. On Friday August 1st, the 13 members of the Party’s standing committee will meet. (Le suspense sera de courte durée).
There will not be any suspense, asthe President has already admitted: “This would not be a surprise as we worked with the CPP from the beginning”.
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