The NRP remains at the doorstep of the new Cambodian government

Cambodge Soir

02-10-2008

The Prime Minister refused to accept a few members of this political party, suggesting them to find a job by themselves.

The dices rolled, the NRP lost. Not one of its members has been invited to become part of the country’s leading team, which includes almost 500 people.

The Prime Minister has put an end to all the recent speculations about whether some high leaders of this party would join the government. Thursday 2 October, on the occasion of the ceremony organised around the start of the new school year at the National Institute of Education, Hun Sen declared: “The head of our government is already too large. These is thus no space any more for any NRP members”. According to him, this message was transmitted to Prince Ranariddh as soon as he came back on the 28th of September, during a telephone conversation between both men.

The fact that Hun Sen is repeating this message today is only with the intention to help Norodom Ranariddh, as the NRP members are continuing to try their chances and to put pressure on the “prince” in order to obtain positions within the ministries.

“You can work in the fields or rice paddies, this is also a job. Otherwise you’ll have to find a job at private companies while you wait for the next legislature in five years”, suggested the Prime Minister on a slightly derisive tone.

Hun Sen’s comments about this subject happened the day after the publication of the list mentioning the 205 deputy secretaries who are completing the government.