PHNOM PENH |
(Reuters) - Cambodia's main opposition party accused long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen of a "constitutional coup" on Wednesday and said it could call a general strike as it steps up protests over its complaints of vote-rigging in July's general election.
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) led by former finance minister Sam Rainsy says it won the election and it boycotted the opening of parliament this week, leaving Hun Sen to be reappointed prime minister by lawmakers from his Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
"We condemn this National Assembly, this government which is the result of what we consider a constitutional coup, so we will not cooperate in any manner," Sam Rainsy told a news briefing.
"One idea in the air is a general strike across the country for one day. We will call a strike, so all factories, all civil servants, all shopkeepers will stop working that day," he said.
Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union, Cambodia's biggest labour organisation, told Reuters he would ask his 100,000 members to join the protest, noting that the CNRP had promised to nearly double the minimum wage if it won power.
"What the government has promised before and now are just empty promises," Chea Mony said. "I will support the CNRP protest."
The National Election Committee says Hun Sen's CPP won 68 seats in the election to the CNRP's 55.
That was already a big setback for the authoritarian premier, but the CNRP claimed victory, saying it was cheated out of 2.3 million votes, and it has held a series of protests to press for an independent inquiry.
Hun Sen said on Tuesday that in talks last week the CNRP had seemed more interested in getting top jobs in the National Assembly, including parliamentary president, than pressing for any inquiry.
CAMPAIGN ON RECOGNITION, BUSINESS
Giving his side of the story, Sam Rainsy said the CNRP had insisted on an independent investigation but had also suggested that, while that was going ahead, the opposition could take control of parliamentary procedures while the CPP remained in charge of the executive branch.
He said the CNRP would launch a campaign to try to get other countries not to recognise Hun Sen's government and to urge foreign companies not to do business deals with Cambodia.
Hun Sen, 61, has been in power for 28 years and has vowed to rule Cambodia into his seventies.
He portrays himself as the man who saved Cambodia from the terror and chaos of the Khmer Rouge years in the 1970s and the war that followed.
But his iron-fisted rule and widespread corruption alienated many young people who did not live through that era and who turned to the CNRP in the election.
At the first meeting of the new cabinet on Wednesday, which was carried live on television, Hun Sen promised to give civil servants a pay rise and said his government would fight corruption and reform the judiciary.
And the premier, who generally brooks no dissent from inside or outside his party, invited criticism from his team.
"You'll have to keep a check on me regularly," he said. "That's your duty as politicians."
(Reporting by Prak Chan Thul; Editing by Alan Raybould and Robert Birsel)
8 comments:
TALKING IS CHEAP CNRP, THE TIME IS NOW. BUT YOU KEEP DELAYING. THE REGIME IS ILLEGAL EVERY SECOND YOU DELAY YOUR CHANCE IS SLIPPING AWAY.
The delay giving the HS upper hands. The strike should happen the opening day keep delay for weeks then month then years. THE WEAK POINT FOR CNRP when peoples losing confident in you the demo don't expect anyone to show up.
All this tactics serves no other than Hanoi and China both communist country.Cambodia is slipping to the Pol pot are era again folks!
Hun sen must go! he didn't cares about Khmer people all he cares about is his families and cronies and Hanoi plus China.He's playing a game with the gay king to get what he wants left CNRP behind high & dries,that what you got when you deal with Demonic's possessed being like Hun kwaq!...We got the golden opportunity we should just let protesters destroys his little army-toys and is compound make him like Qaddafi of Lybia.
Kmenhwatt
I spend so much money for his support what did CNRP do? NOTHING keep talking and talking it's been weeks, your nonviolence don't work you need other plan but you have no plan B.
What's been pisses me of is that it's been a few days and your nonviolence been beat up at Wat Phnom and no one from CNRP come forward.......DON'T COME TO US again you got that, you already got donation money. Let HS kill our poor peoples. Let peoples Cambodia stand up for themself.
VNRP, enough is enough stop bull shit around, too much liar..
what you guys needed is power sharing with CPP...
Yes,No one can stop criminal like Hun to form the government, This is the only choice for him to survive from the onslaught of the CNRP mass power.The mass protesting recently have hit Hun hard both mentally and physically.Hun can have the illegal government,but his government will not be recognized by international community that means his government will suffer from economics crises from foreign investment,which result from the absence of the opposition party from participating in the formation of the new parliament.It will take up to a few years to take the effect of the economics sanction.Countries like Zimbabew and Burma have suffered this effect.
What can we expect,CNRP has no military power behind them,if they do then it would be different thing.There no quick solution.
In my opinion,CPP ,which is under Hun Sen has no more energy to survive. Its policy has destroyed the core value and beauty of its party in every aspect.Most of our people are awaken by the way they had/have done to the country and that will not change people minds,our people are not naive as we thought.
Things that CNRC should carry on are protesting;enlightening people further about the border issues with Hanoi'encroachment,the injustice issues;the farmland that sold for 99 years;the corruption. The Idea is to keep our people in anger mode and this will be ready for a final showdown,which is inevitable.CNRP should not participating or sharing power with those criminals CPP,if they do it will not be the end not the CNRP alone,but the motherland will be dead too.Time is running out.
True Khmer
ការមិនចូលប្រជុំសភាវាជាភាពអាក្រក់របស់អ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរ អ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរគួរណាស់ចេះគឹតពីផលប្រយោជន៏ជាតិនឹងប្រជាជន កុំបានតែតែថាបោសប្រាស់រាស្ត្រដែលគ្នាល្ងង់។
សួរថាបក្សប្រឆាំងមិនចូលរួមប្រជុំសភាតើជាទង្វើរត្រឹមត្រូវទេ ?
ទង្វើរនេះជាអំពើស្រឡាញ់ជាតិឬស្រឡាញ់អំណាច?
ដែលបក្សប្រឆាំងម្នាក់ៗតែងតែស្រែកថាខ្លួនជាង្នកស្នេហាជាតិ អាណិតអ្នកក្រីក្រ ?
បើស្រុកទេសកើតកលយុទ្ធថាតើងាប់នរណា?
ហ៊ុន សែន នឹងបរិវ៉ា ឬអ្នកក្រ ?
តើ អា សម រង្សី ក្តី ចេះខ្មាស់បរទេសទេ ដែលអួតថាមានចំណេះនៅបរទេសនោះ ឬមួយរៀនចេះ
តែណាំពលរដ្នធ្វើបាតុកម្ម នឹងដើេជេរគេទេ។
មានគឹតទេបើថ្ងៃក្រោយបោះឆ្នោតបក្សខ្លួនបាន
ឈ្នៈកៅអីលើសបក្សប្រជាជនតែ៤ឬ៥កៅអី
តើខ្លួននឹងធ្វើយាងណា?
អំពើដែលនាំដំណាងរាស្ត្ររបស់ខ្លួនតៅស្បថនៅខេត្តសៀមរាបខ្លាចដំណាងរាស្ត្រខ្លួនមិនស្មោះត្រង់ជាអំពើមួយល្ងង់ខ្លៅណាស់ គឺមិនខុសពី ពល ពត
ខ្លាចកម្មាភិបាលខ្លួនក្បត់ទេ បានសម្លាប់ពួកកម្មាភិបាលជាបន្តរបន្ទប់ រហូតដល់ដូចជាបំរើរនយោបាយឳយយួនដើម្បីលេបដីខ្មែរ។
ពិនិត្តតាមជាក់ស្តែង អា សម រង្សី ធ្វើនយោបាយ
អន់ណាស់ អ្នកធ្វើនយោបាយតាមវា ថ្ងៃក្រោយ
រកបាយអោយប្រពន្ធកូនស៊ីពុំបាមទេ ហើយរាស្ត្រ
ខ្មែរច្បាស់ជាស្លាប់ព្រាត់ប្រាស់គ្នាគ្មានពេលឈប់។
ហើយប្រទេសខ្មែរបើមានអា សម រង្សី គឺមិនបាមសុខសាន្តទេ ដោយសារមហិច្ចតាខ្លួនវា ជាការ
ធ្វើនយោបាយបែបគុំនំសងសឹក មិនមែនជួយជាតិទេ។
ង្នកដែលធ្វើនយោបាយល្អ ត្រូវគិតពី ការបៈពាល
ដល់់ការអភិវត្តន៏ប្រយោជន៏របស់ជាតិ បៈពាល់ដល់សុខទុក្ខរាស្ត្រ ។
ខ្មែរបានរងទុក្ខច្រើនទស្សវត្តន៏ហើយ ពុំដែលបានសុខស្រួលទេដោយសារអ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរ ?
Sam rainsy is going nuts.I can't believe my eyes. Since the grenade attacks, there's been something wrong with him. He's creating havoc. We'll need a new competent and unwavering leader not coming from CNRP. We fed up of them. we need change.
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