PHNOM PENH, 31 May 2012 (Cambodia Herald) - The two-week campaign for this Sunday's
commune elections shows that politics in Cambodia has become more mature
with no violence against political activists or party members.
Tum Sambor, spokesman for Funcinpec, said no serious trouble affected the royalist party apart from a little disorder that could be sorted out on the ground. People now have a better understanding of rights and laws in elections, he added.
Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann said the opposition party's activists faced no violence but still encountered threats."The party filed 68 complaints to the National Election Committee to take legal proceedings relating to the commune election campaign," he said.
Human Rights Party senior officer Yem Panharith said his opposition party also faced threats and was obstructed by authorities. "Party logos were sprayed with paint and posters were destroyed in some areas," he said. "Local authorities in Kandal province hampered the party and took leaflets from people.”
The campaign ends on Friday and provisional results are expected to be released late Sunday.
Tum Sambor, spokesman for Funcinpec, said no serious trouble affected the royalist party apart from a little disorder that could be sorted out on the ground. People now have a better understanding of rights and laws in elections, he added.
Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann said the opposition party's activists faced no violence but still encountered threats."The party filed 68 complaints to the National Election Committee to take legal proceedings relating to the commune election campaign," he said.
Human Rights Party senior officer Yem Panharith said his opposition party also faced threats and was obstructed by authorities. "Party logos were sprayed with paint and posters were destroyed in some areas," he said. "Local authorities in Kandal province hampered the party and took leaflets from people.”
The campaign ends on Friday and provisional results are expected to be released late Sunday.
2 comments:
Cambodia's political campaign growing more maturity!!!!????
Psychology 101- It is because of people expect to win the election is going to win anyway and with big landslide margin. Why is borthered to create violent?
Khmer said, "catch a fish without disturbing water."
The violent happend in the previous election due to the prospect winner was not sure how much they were going to win and they wanted to win with a big margin. Since then they learn to maneuver through loop pole/tactic to win. 2012 election has benen seeing a decrease the violent.
psychology 201- If the winner feel threat to lose the big margin, at the next election, then the violent will surely be returned.
So in cambodia, the violent is decreased due to do with the maturity of political atmosphere is overstated literally. However, the word of "toleration" is well suit for this situation. Psychologically, when people grow more mature in their thoughts and moods, they're very rare to retreat back to immature act/thinking under any given circumstance but tolerence can be up and down depends on the perceived condition.
For Cambodia political atmosphire, YES, it is perceived as more tolerence but not reach and far short of maturity yet.
As long as NEC is impartial and independent, and carries out its duties as it is supposed to, the results of the election will signify the will of the Khmer people.
Khmer Girl
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