How much longer can Cambodia afford to see the same stale face premier?29 June 2010
By S. Botum
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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The CPP’s decision to preserve the same 30-year-old premiership candidacy starts to generate major criticisms from both political and civil society communities, as well as from the public living in the countryside. By now, the public can expect that the same premier, who holds the same capacity, will lead Cambodia to the same imbroglio with the same problems, such as corruption, huge amount of foreign loans, major illegal flow of Yuon immigrants, border problems, etc…, etc…
Rong Chhun, President of the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association, who attacked nonstop the Hun Xen’s regime, indicated that the preservation of Hun Xen’s candidacy to the premiership will not bring any change to Cambodia besides preserving the current shameful status quo situation.
During the celebration of its 59th anniversary, the CPP which was originally known as the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea (PRPK), decided to preserve Hun Xen as its candidate for the premiership in the upcoming 2013 general election. Some political VIPs commented that this decision was made by the CPP to preserve the party’s internal cohesion and to avoid any internal dissensions, at a time when rumors are circulating that Hun Xen issued threats to others, telling them to accept to preserve his candidacy to the party premiership.
Nevertheless, Hun Xen’s insistence to pursue several political mandates leads to a violation of democracy, as by now, several democratic countries in the world abide by the two-term limit rule.
Rong Chhun, President of the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association, who attacked nonstop the Hun Xen’s regime, indicated that the preservation of Hun Xen’s candidacy to the premiership will not bring any change to Cambodia besides preserving the current shameful status quo situation.
During the celebration of its 59th anniversary, the CPP which was originally known as the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea (PRPK), decided to preserve Hun Xen as its candidate for the premiership in the upcoming 2013 general election. Some political VIPs commented that this decision was made by the CPP to preserve the party’s internal cohesion and to avoid any internal dissensions, at a time when rumors are circulating that Hun Xen issued threats to others, telling them to accept to preserve his candidacy to the party premiership.
Nevertheless, Hun Xen’s insistence to pursue several political mandates leads to a violation of democracy, as by now, several democratic countries in the world abide by the two-term limit rule.
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