29 April 2013
LONG BEACH - Cambodians who go to the polls for July’s parliamentary
elections will face two major choices, the ruling Cambodian People’s
Party, and the new opposition, the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
The new opposition represents a combination of two former party leaders, Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, both of whom were in Long Beach earlier this month, looking for funding and support ahead of the election.
This California city is not known for an abundance of political participation by its Cambodian residents. But community organizer Tith Tippana hopes to change that for the Rescue Party.
The new opposition represents a combination of two former party leaders, Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, both of whom were in Long Beach earlier this month, looking for funding and support ahead of the election.
This California city is not known for an abundance of political participation by its Cambodian residents. But community organizer Tith Tippana hopes to change that for the Rescue Party.
Kem Sokha (L) Vice-President of the opposition CNRP and Sam Rainsy (R), President of the opposition CNRP.
In an interview with VOA Khmer at his Long Beach home, he said the hard part was convincing Cambodian-Americans here that the two opposition leaders share the same goals.
“The difficulty is that, primarily, Cambodians think we have two different paths—but actually these two paths have only one purpose, which is change,” he said. “So the difficulty is to combine the two leaders.”
Tith Tippana recently hosted a meeting between the two opposition leaders and more than 700 residents in a Long Beach banquet hall. Nearly 300 people had to be turned away, he said.
That’s a lot of participation from the largest Cambodian-American community in the United States, which could help allay the concerns of other, smaller communities, he said.
“Long Beach is a place for our fellow Cambodians to learn from one another,” he said. “So on the political stage, if Long Beach residents are involved, the world will be involved as well.”
Tith Tippana said that the joining of the two parties will help in the upcoming election in Cambodia, where the Rescue Party will run against the ruling Cambodian People’s Party for parliamentary seats and the premiership.
Long Beach supporters raised just $20,000. But Tith Tippana said he senses a change for this election, which he called a turning point for Cambodia.
“Cambodians are not stupid anymore,” he said. “They must have seen something, that’s why the came. Now they have hope, they listen to news. They’ve seen that, oh, the CNRP is a real party that can compete with the current party.”
12 comments:
Have to be careful with this system. This is also a very dangerous game for our country democracy.
In case the Cambodian descents with dual citizenships are able to vote for the Cambodian General election.
The Vietnamese descents live in Cambodia, very sure have a dual citizenships “Cambodian and also Vietnamese,” they will then also able to vote not just for the Cambodia election but also for the Vietnamese election. The CPP is able to do the same method and will collect most of the Vietnamese vote live in Cambodia. It means this system will gave the CPP a big advantage and the CPP already won the next election in Cambodia.
The CNRP should think carefully and only collect the Khmer live in the US or live in other countries without the US citizenship, but not the someone, who has a dual citizenships.
ចម្នេះនេះវានឹងអាចជិះកឯងមិនខាន៕
The political momentum in Cambodia and in America is encouraging. Not only in Cambodia and in America, in other countries the overseas Khmers have woken up and ready to support the opposition. Hun Sen was concerned that's why he warned the voters not to vote for the opposition.
I had agreed with u,that, Khmer peoples are very smart- they will not follow your party, as not good for our country
u were trying very hard to convincing Khmer peoples in L.B
however, u guys will not be success
as for Khmer, I will not follow & not listened to your party..
poor / weak concept -poor/weak performances, etc...
nothing to say- except, YOUN YOUN
8.05 am i do a greed with you. huni sen he brought royal bake and we have four elections up to now. he brough free and capitalist economy and ensure the not return of polpot regime. huni sensen he got strong mechanism to dealt with Thai and youn too. he may not that having great power but rainsy may make a lot of mess and youna our foe will take chance to create chaos if rainsy mayin apower. wasn't that yourtrue. ?
យកល្អប្រទេសខ្មែរគួរផ្ផ្លាស់ឈ្មោះពី
កម្ពុជា ទៅជា ហ៊ិន សែន តែម្តងទៅ
វាងាយស្រួល យួនមកតាំងលំនៅ
អាមួយឆ្កែយួន
អាមួយឆ្កែអាមេរិក
អាមួយឆ្កែចិន
អំពើរបស់នាក់នយោបាយខ្មែរ សុទ្ធតែបំផ្លាញ
ជាតិខ្មែរទាំងអស់។
ពេលត្រូវការអំណាច ពឹងរាស្ត្រ បោសរាស្ត្រថាដើម្បីជាតិ ពេលបានអំណាចភ្លេចរាស្ត្រភ្លេចជាតិ
ប្រមូលលុយដុល្លាដាក់ធានាគារដាក់ហោប៉ៅ។
ខ្មែរឈប់មានឃុំនឿរលើអ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរទៀតហើយសុទ្ថតែពួកបោកប្រាស់ ទាំងភ្នែកនៅរស់។
Cambodia is waiting for Sam Rancy to return to Khmer. Vietnamese is waiting for Sam Rancy to die.
CPP are pro-Vietnam. They rather Sam Rancy to die or stay out of Cambodia.
in general Khmer politician are weak/poor
unlike, foreign countries, they loves their countires & poeples,,,
Give CNRP party a chance to rule the country. Mr Sam Rainsy and his party are capable enough to make run the country. If you are Youn, I know you would feel uncomfortable with the Opposition Party but if you love Cambodia and dislike communism then vote for CNRP party. Guaranty you Cambodia will move towards democracy.
ឳយលុយដុល្លា គឹម សុខា ច្រើនៗទៅ
វាងាយស្រួលប្រពន្ធយកទៅចងការប្រាក់
ឥឡូវសម៍យថ្មី ប្រពន្ធអស់លោកសំបូរលុយចងការ
ប្រាក់ណាស់ដូចក្រុមគ្រួសារ អា ហ៊ុន សែន ជាដើម
អា សម រង្សី ពេលជូបជុំសមាជិកម្តងៗ
ភ្នែករបស់វាសំឡឹងមើលតែមុខអ្នកឳយដុល្លា
វាទេ ឯអ្នកមិនទាន់អោយដុល្លាវា វាលួចមើន
ភ្លៀកៗ បើមិនឳយវាទេ ពេលចេញដំណើរតែ
លាវាមិនលាផង។
បើអា គឹម សុខា វិញពរលវានិយាយកែវភ្នែកវា
ក្រលែកក្រឡាប់ គ្មានភាពស្មោះត្រង់ ដូចមានកល់ច្រើន ភូតភរច្រើន។
opposition party, has nothing to say EXCEPT: YOUN YOUN, YOUN ,,
no better idea , no better concept,
how can they handle & capable to handle , stupid & suck
plz note: VIET ARE MUCH SMARTER THAN KHMERS
do comparison:
Viet in Westminster, Garden Grove
are much better business than Khmer in LB
Before I went to Cambodia I tend to believe all these stories about 1 million, climbing to 2 millions, climbing to 3 million and suddenly boom to 7 of illegal viet settlers in Cambodia. In just 5 weeks I explored 70 per cent of Cambodia and I was having a hard time of finding the viets outside the mekong. Yes they live mainly near the mekong river on the way to vietnam and their numbers maybe in the hundreds thousands. You think an illegal viet can just come and stay, what a load of rubbish. Every property in Cambodia is owned by someone and there is no way you can just walk in and live anywhere in Cambodia unless you want to be a beggar.
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