Prince Ranariddh (R) receiving flowers from party officials after his re-election as the party president.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former Cambodia's Prime Minister and current supreme advisor to the king, has returned to the political scene on Saturday after more than two years of absence.
He was elected president of the renamed Norodom Ranariddh Party unopposed by the 500 delegates who attended the Saturday's party congress and immediately called for an alliance with the moribund Funcinpec Party and a partnership with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP). "So, we will do everything to make Samdech Hun Sen understand that we are not on the opposition side, but as Khmers, we must have the rights to contribute to resolving the real national issues", he said.
Mr. Son Chhay, a senior MP from the major opposition Sam Rainsy Party, said he welcomes Prince Ranariddh's re-entry to politics, saying that politicians cannot stay away from the national issues and their people.
Mr. Kem Sokha, president of the minor opposition Human Rights Party, applauded Prince Ranariddh's return to politics. However, he believes that Prince Ranariddh's political resurrection will fail because the people had already known about his past failures. "If Samdech Krom Preah (Ranariddh) still maintain the same political stance and kowtowing the ruling CPP's line, his return to politics is useless", he said.
Mr. Keo Put Rasmy, president of the royalist Funcinpect Party, also welcomes Prince Ranariddh's return to politics and is waiting to negotiate with the prince to create a new party called Funcinpec Party 81, adding the birth year of the creation of Funcinpec Party in 1981 to the party name. "So, we will be waiting to see what the leadership of the two parties will do first and I believe the Norodom Ranariddh Party also has a wish to form an alliance as well", he said.
Independent political analysts do not believe that Prince Ranariddh's rejuvenated political career will be successful because people who voted for him in the previous elections have been disappointed with his leadership so many times.
Source: RFA
Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former Cambodia's Prime Minister and current supreme advisor to the king, has returned to the political scene on Saturday after more than two years of absence.
He was elected president of the renamed Norodom Ranariddh Party unopposed by the 500 delegates who attended the Saturday's party congress and immediately called for an alliance with the moribund Funcinpec Party and a partnership with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP). "So, we will do everything to make Samdech Hun Sen understand that we are not on the opposition side, but as Khmers, we must have the rights to contribute to resolving the real national issues", he said.
Mr. Son Chhay, a senior MP from the major opposition Sam Rainsy Party, said he welcomes Prince Ranariddh's re-entry to politics, saying that politicians cannot stay away from the national issues and their people.
Mr. Kem Sokha, president of the minor opposition Human Rights Party, applauded Prince Ranariddh's return to politics. However, he believes that Prince Ranariddh's political resurrection will fail because the people had already known about his past failures. "If Samdech Krom Preah (Ranariddh) still maintain the same political stance and kowtowing the ruling CPP's line, his return to politics is useless", he said.
Mr. Keo Put Rasmy, president of the royalist Funcinpect Party, also welcomes Prince Ranariddh's return to politics and is waiting to negotiate with the prince to create a new party called Funcinpec Party 81, adding the birth year of the creation of Funcinpec Party in 1981 to the party name. "So, we will be waiting to see what the leadership of the two parties will do first and I believe the Norodom Ranariddh Party also has a wish to form an alliance as well", he said.
Independent political analysts do not believe that Prince Ranariddh's rejuvenated political career will be successful because people who voted for him in the previous elections have been disappointed with his leadership so many times.
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