Mr. Kem Sokha (L) shook hand with Mr. Sam Rainsy (R) after they signed an alliance agreement on 15th January, 2009.Source: Khmer Sthapana newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the ruling Cambodian People's Party said his party is not concerned about a possible political merger between the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and the Human Rights Party (HRP) because it says the merged parties will have less than 1/3 of votes in the parliament.
Mr. Kanharith's comments came after Mr. Kem Sokha held a press conference on 6th October to call for a merger between the SRP and the HRP.
According to Deum Ampil, Mr. Khieu Kanharith has accused Mr. Kem Sokha of cronyism and nepotism by stacking his party's membership with friends and family members.
During the press conference, Mr. Kem Sokha has called for a political merger between the SRP and HRP because many supporters indicated that they want to see the two party combined. Mr. Sokha, who had just returned from a visit to Europe where many supporters urged for such a political marriage, said the time is now ripe for such a political marriage.
The two parties had signed a political alliance on 15th January 2009, with a view to a political merger in the future. The two parties had also formed a joint Statute Committee to discuss and write a new statute for the new party.
Mr. Sokha said he wants a new party that adhere to democratic principles and he is opposed to dictatorship. He wants a party whereby powers are not concentrated on any individuals' hands and terms of the party presidency be limited and the party name should not be a name of a person. However, he said this is not a precondition for the merger.
Political observers said the HRP's conditions seem to be a sticking point for a political merger between the two parties, as the SRP uses its president's name as a party name and the party's statute did not limit the term of the party's presidency.
Mr. Kem Sokha said so far the SRP has not yet answered his call for a merger.
Reported in English by Khmerization
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the ruling Cambodian People's Party said his party is not concerned about a possible political merger between the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and the Human Rights Party (HRP) because it says the merged parties will have less than 1/3 of votes in the parliament.
Mr. Kanharith's comments came after Mr. Kem Sokha held a press conference on 6th October to call for a merger between the SRP and the HRP.
According to Deum Ampil, Mr. Khieu Kanharith has accused Mr. Kem Sokha of cronyism and nepotism by stacking his party's membership with friends and family members.
During the press conference, Mr. Kem Sokha has called for a political merger between the SRP and HRP because many supporters indicated that they want to see the two party combined. Mr. Sokha, who had just returned from a visit to Europe where many supporters urged for such a political marriage, said the time is now ripe for such a political marriage.
The two parties had signed a political alliance on 15th January 2009, with a view to a political merger in the future. The two parties had also formed a joint Statute Committee to discuss and write a new statute for the new party.
Mr. Sokha said he wants a new party that adhere to democratic principles and he is opposed to dictatorship. He wants a party whereby powers are not concentrated on any individuals' hands and terms of the party presidency be limited and the party name should not be a name of a person. However, he said this is not a precondition for the merger.
Political observers said the HRP's conditions seem to be a sticking point for a political merger between the two parties, as the SRP uses its president's name as a party name and the party's statute did not limit the term of the party's presidency.
Mr. Kem Sokha said so far the SRP has not yet answered his call for a merger.
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