By Kunno Prak
What SRP stands for matters to the voters, supporters and public.
If there’s lessons to be learned, sacking an MP always come with political consequences. In the latest case against former MP Mao Monyvan, the price to be paid is heavy.
His subsequent defection to HRP has brought the on-going negotiation between HRP and SRP to a stall. By celebrating the defection, HRP shows nothing but disrespect and dishonesty. The ambitious HRP president - in constant state of rivalry with SRP - even bragged about his party chance to move up to take SRP place. The negotiation looks more like a cold war between SRP and HRP. It is highly likely that this defection will spur more defections. Any future negotiations with HRP will be met with greater difficulties.
As for SRP leadership, many looming questions have been raised after the former MP unleashed a barrage of criticisms, accusing SRP of nepotism, autocratic rule, and a conspiracy to unfairly replace him, calling Yim Sovann and Eng Chhay Eang families as savage, being in total control of the leadership machine. This is a pattern of dictatorship and corruption, and a path to destruction. Just a reminder: people would vote for regime change, and changing faces is not the same.
Mr. Hun Sen, on the other hand, did not disappoint his supporters a bit. He did exactly what a veteran politician would do: publicly ridicule SRP leadership stance on dictatorship. He now has less and less to worry about his record on democracy. It would be meaningless for SRP to campaign on the issues of democracy or corruption.
Finally, a friend of mine says: smart and dumb people make mistakes, but the smart learn from the mistakes, the others don’t.
What SRP stands for matters to the voters, supporters and public.
If there’s lessons to be learned, sacking an MP always come with political consequences. In the latest case against former MP Mao Monyvan, the price to be paid is heavy.
His subsequent defection to HRP has brought the on-going negotiation between HRP and SRP to a stall. By celebrating the defection, HRP shows nothing but disrespect and dishonesty. The ambitious HRP president - in constant state of rivalry with SRP - even bragged about his party chance to move up to take SRP place. The negotiation looks more like a cold war between SRP and HRP. It is highly likely that this defection will spur more defections. Any future negotiations with HRP will be met with greater difficulties.
As for SRP leadership, many looming questions have been raised after the former MP unleashed a barrage of criticisms, accusing SRP of nepotism, autocratic rule, and a conspiracy to unfairly replace him, calling Yim Sovann and Eng Chhay Eang families as savage, being in total control of the leadership machine. This is a pattern of dictatorship and corruption, and a path to destruction. Just a reminder: people would vote for regime change, and changing faces is not the same.
Mr. Hun Sen, on the other hand, did not disappoint his supporters a bit. He did exactly what a veteran politician would do: publicly ridicule SRP leadership stance on dictatorship. He now has less and less to worry about his record on democracy. It would be meaningless for SRP to campaign on the issues of democracy or corruption.
Finally, a friend of mine says: smart and dumb people make mistakes, but the smart learn from the mistakes, the others don’t.
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Just a reminder: people would vote for regime change, and changing faces is not the same.
Mr. Hun Sen, on the other hand, did not disappoint his supporters a bit. He did exactly what a veteran politician would do: publicly ridicule SRP leadership stance on dictatorship. He now has less and less to worry about his record on democracy. It would be meaningless for SRP to campaign on the issues of democracy or corruption.
Finally, a friend of mine says: smart and dumb people make mistakes, but the smart learn from the mistakes, the others don’t.
absolutly right I fully agreed with you
Yep just as corrupt if they were given the chance. Why is the party so stuck on keeping its name after a single person? Is SRP really about Sam Rainsy or the people of cambodia?
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