Mr. Son Chhay, SRP MP.SUNDAY, 06 MARCH 2011
By MEAS SOKCHEA
Phnom Penh Post
Leaders from the Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties reached an agreement during the latest round of merger talks on Thursday to limit the leadership of party officials to two five-year terms and to ensure a balance of power should the two opposition parties merge, party officials said today.
Kiet Sokun, HRP deputy president and chairman of a working group for the negotiations, said officials had agreed to three points: Both parties will have grassroots democracy, limitations on party presidential terms and an equal number of leaders from both parties at the national level.
“We want democracy from grassroots to the top, not democracy only for the top,” said Kiet Sokun.
“Every leader in all levels must have two mandates [10 years] and the national-level leaders must have balance of power to guarantee the responsibility of work.”
Kiet Sokun said that both working groups had agreed to the three points, but details of the agreement had not been decided by each party.
Son Chhay, SRP lawmaker and chairman of the SRP working group, said the party can accept the mandate limitation for party president.
“In our Cambodian country, all power is in [government leader’s hand] and is very strong; it is dangerous,” said Son Chhay.
“The SRP thinks it is a good idea. If the party leader rules the party for a long time, it can damage the party’s interests.”
Cheam Yeap, senior lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, said that SRP president Sam Rainsy and HRP president Kem Sokha have different visions and the ruling party is not scared of this merger.
“We are not scared of SRP and HRP merging,” said Cheam Yeap.
“I know the vision of the both parties’ leaders are not the same.”
A previous proposal for the merging of the SRP, HRP and Norodom Ranariddh parties ahead of the 2008 national elections fell through.
Phnom Penh Post
Leaders from the Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties reached an agreement during the latest round of merger talks on Thursday to limit the leadership of party officials to two five-year terms and to ensure a balance of power should the two opposition parties merge, party officials said today.
Kiet Sokun, HRP deputy president and chairman of a working group for the negotiations, said officials had agreed to three points: Both parties will have grassroots democracy, limitations on party presidential terms and an equal number of leaders from both parties at the national level.
“We want democracy from grassroots to the top, not democracy only for the top,” said Kiet Sokun.
“Every leader in all levels must have two mandates [10 years] and the national-level leaders must have balance of power to guarantee the responsibility of work.”
Kiet Sokun said that both working groups had agreed to the three points, but details of the agreement had not been decided by each party.
Son Chhay, SRP lawmaker and chairman of the SRP working group, said the party can accept the mandate limitation for party president.
“In our Cambodian country, all power is in [government leader’s hand] and is very strong; it is dangerous,” said Son Chhay.
“The SRP thinks it is a good idea. If the party leader rules the party for a long time, it can damage the party’s interests.”
Cheam Yeap, senior lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, said that SRP president Sam Rainsy and HRP president Kem Sokha have different visions and the ruling party is not scared of this merger.
“We are not scared of SRP and HRP merging,” said Cheam Yeap.
“I know the vision of the both parties’ leaders are not the same.”
A previous proposal for the merging of the SRP, HRP and Norodom Ranariddh parties ahead of the 2008 national elections fell through.
3 comments:
Son Chhay should represent SRP as it's President. I believed he is as qualify as Sam Ransey himself. Plus Son Chhay is more calmer and has more reason than SR.
Yes, I always supported Son Chhay and Mu Sochua for being great leaders, but they were slave of Sam Rainsy's Party. They never had chance to stand up, as SRP is the party of Sam Rainsy, and no one else could be president.
I think they make a great move toward a true democratic party.
Sam Rainsy has bad vision. In facts, we don't know what he really wants. With all the chaos in his website KI-Media, we see that he has no control over his people.
Hope the best for Mu Sochua and Son Chhay. Probably the next prime minister of Cambodia.
They need to start looking beyond Sam Ransey, he will not return nor he has any chances of winning.
Son Chhay must step up and take control of the situation, and I also support the changing of the party name other than someone's name. KNDP, Khmer National Democratic Party, with Son Chhay as it's president and Mu as it's vice president. The vision is very clear, adhere to human right and supporting the democratic way to ruling. I also supporting the change of constitution by limiting the terms of Prime Minister to max of 2 terms with 5 years per term.
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