HRP talks about political alliance with the SRP

Source: Khmer Sthapana newspaper

Reported in English by Khmerization

An MP from the Human Rights Party (HRP) has said that the party will hold a press conference today (6th October) to inform the public about its plans to form a political alliance with the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP).

Mr. Ou Chanrith (pictured), HRP MP for Kandal constituency, has told Khmer Sthapana by phone that the party will hold a press conference today after Mr. Kem Sokha, the party president, had returned from a visit to Europe to report about his visit to the continent.

Mr. Ou Chanrith said both parties had signed a political alliance agreement on 15th January 2009 and had floated the ideas of a political merger. Both parties had already formed a joint Statute Committee to discuss and write a new party statute for future merger. Members of the Statute Committee comprised of Mr. Ou Chanrith and Mr. Yem Ponharith from the HRP and Mr. Son Chhay, Mr. Yim Sovan and Mrs. Mu Sochua from the SRP.

Both parties had planned to present a joint single candidate in each of the constituency for the 2012 commune election and the 2013 general election.