English.news.cn 2013-09-08
by Nguon Sovan
Cambodia's
opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks during a press conference in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 8, 2013. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue
Party (CNRP) on Sunday
rejected the final election results that handed victory to the ruling
Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen. (Xinhua/Phearum)
Cambodia's
opposition leader Sam Rainsy (R) speaks during a press conference in
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 8, 2013. The opposition Cambodia National
Rescue Party (CNRP) on Sunday
rejected the final election results that handed victory to the ruling
Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen. (Xinhua/Phearum)
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's political dispute deepened on Sunday
as the opposition planned a three-day mass protest against the final
election results that handed victory to the long-serving Prime Minister
Hun Sen's ruling party.
The nation held a general election on July 28. The National Election Committee (NEC) issued the final results on Sunday,
showing that the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Hun Sen got 68 seats
and the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of long-time opposition
leader Sam Rainsy took the remaining 55 seats.
"The
CNRP has no surprise over the election results released today and the
party's stance is still the same - we do not recognize the results since
they do not reflect the will of Cambodian people," Sam Rainsy said in a
press conference at the party's headquarters in Phnom Penh on Sunday.
The
opposition claimed that its party should win 63 seats, with the CPP
receiving 60 seats if alleged irregularities during the poll were fairly
resolved.
"The CNRP will call a massive non-violent demonstration for three consecutive days on September 15,
16, 17 at the capital's Freedom Park and then, we will boycott the
first session of the National Assembly if an independent probe committee
is not formed to look into alleged poll irregularities," the party's
Vice- President Kem Sokha told the press conference.
He
also appealed to the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni to help mediate a
top leaders' meeting between the two parties in order to find a peaceful solution to the contested election results.
The King is currently in Beijing for routine medical checkup.
The
ruling CPP has repeatedly ruled out the opposition's request for an
independent poll probe committee, saying it is against the country's
constitution since the opposition has asked for the exclusion of the NEC
from the proposed committee.
Speaking in a press briefing on Sunday,
CPP's senior legislator Chheang Vun said: "There is no need to discuss
the so-called independent poll probe committee since the official
election results were released already."
He said that King Norodom Sihamoni will return to Cambodia next Wednesday and he may convene the opening session of the new National Assembly in the early fourth week of this month -- no later than Sept. 28.
Meanwhile,
Chheang Vun said that it would be impossible for his ruling CPP to form
a coalition government with the opposition party in the forthcoming new
government because it is contrary to the democratic principle.
The CPP issued a statement on Sunday,
urging the CNRP to see the interests of the nation and the people as
top priority and should do everything based on the country's
constitution, laws, and democratic principle.
"The
CPP accepts the official election results and vows to protect the
results, which were born from the real will of the Cambodian people,"
the statement said.
Prime
Minister Hun Sen has said that his party has enough lawmakers to
override any opposition parliamentary boycott and form a new government.
He
said, according to the constitution, a new government would be formed
by a 50 percent plus one majority, or 63 lawmakers, in the new
parliament.
Hun Sen, 61, who has ruled the country for 28 years, will stretch his power for further five years through the victory.
Security
forces and armored vehicles have been deployed around the capital since
early last month after the opposition has repeatedly threatened to call
mass demonstrations.
On Saturday,
at least 20,000 opposition supporters held a four- hour non-violent
protest at the capital's Freedom Park to reject the election results.
2 comments:
Ah ktuey scares run to hide in his home country China.Still ah ktuey didn't come back yet.Ah ktuey only think about himself and his throne or his yiekcong mama.
if,,, any things is going wrong, on Sep 15 - 18 -2013
int'l communities & khmer peoples, needs to HOLD SR+KS for responsible for country destruction
in which, mass protest- mass rallies.
same, needs to bring to UN war crimes
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