Khem Sokha, HRP PresidentCambodge Soir
08-10-2008
The first parliamentary session which opened on 24 September stood out by the absence of the Human Rights Party (HRP) representative in the hemicycle. They are from now on ready to participate in the next session.
The three HRP deputies will take the oath at the Royal Palace on Thursday 9 October, in the presence of seventeen members of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). The latter are replacing the CPP deputies who were elected in the new government. Khem Sokha, President of the HRP and elected in Kampong Cham, Ou Chanrith, elected in Kandal, and Yem Ponhearith, General Secretary of the party, elected in Prey Veng, are the three appointed deputies from last July’s elections. Yem Ponearith referred to the position of his party. “Our party is independent. We don’t follow the same line as the opposition and if the CPP is doing good work, we’ll congratulate them”, he specified.
Some work groups were set up in order to prepare the next National Assembly session. However, the interior regulation of the lower chamber stipulates that, in order to take the floor during a session, the deputy has to represent at least ten elected representatives. This eliminates the parties with less than ten deputies, more precisely Funcinpec (2seats), the Norodom Ranariddh Party (2 seats) and the HRP (3 seats).
Two weeks ago, the Assembly’s secretariat contacted the HRP to ask if they would like to join a joint work group. The HRP answered positively, accepting any group, but under one condition. “The HRP wishes to preside over the group with which it will work”, announced its Secretary General. The answer to that request was negative.
Wednesday 8 October, according to Yem Ponhearith, the SRP and HRP have the intention to ask, in a joint letter, the National Assembly to amend the interior regulation in favour of parties with at least ten deputies, in order to allow them to form a group in each party. This demand is based on the respect of the freedom of expression.
08-10-2008
The first parliamentary session which opened on 24 September stood out by the absence of the Human Rights Party (HRP) representative in the hemicycle. They are from now on ready to participate in the next session.
The three HRP deputies will take the oath at the Royal Palace on Thursday 9 October, in the presence of seventeen members of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). The latter are replacing the CPP deputies who were elected in the new government. Khem Sokha, President of the HRP and elected in Kampong Cham, Ou Chanrith, elected in Kandal, and Yem Ponhearith, General Secretary of the party, elected in Prey Veng, are the three appointed deputies from last July’s elections. Yem Ponearith referred to the position of his party. “Our party is independent. We don’t follow the same line as the opposition and if the CPP is doing good work, we’ll congratulate them”, he specified.
Some work groups were set up in order to prepare the next National Assembly session. However, the interior regulation of the lower chamber stipulates that, in order to take the floor during a session, the deputy has to represent at least ten elected representatives. This eliminates the parties with less than ten deputies, more precisely Funcinpec (2seats), the Norodom Ranariddh Party (2 seats) and the HRP (3 seats).
Two weeks ago, the Assembly’s secretariat contacted the HRP to ask if they would like to join a joint work group. The HRP answered positively, accepting any group, but under one condition. “The HRP wishes to preside over the group with which it will work”, announced its Secretary General. The answer to that request was negative.
Wednesday 8 October, according to Yem Ponhearith, the SRP and HRP have the intention to ask, in a joint letter, the National Assembly to amend the interior regulation in favour of parties with at least ten deputies, in order to allow them to form a group in each party. This demand is based on the respect of the freedom of expression.
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