Keo Puth Rasmey toasting Chhim Seak Leng (Photo: Pring Samrang, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)Royalist agreement
02 Feb 2009
By Ung Chamroeun
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
Click here to read the article in French
At the Funcinpec party headquarters, Keo Puth Rasmey and Chhim Seak Leng, presidents of the two royalist parties, signed an agreement to select as their common candidate, one of the most favored men from either party, for the upcoming 2009 election.
The agreement, concluded on 02 February, aimed at reinforcing the cooperation between the two parties which were weakened since the last July 2008 election. The May 2009 election will vote in members for the new municipal, provincial, city and districts councilors. The election is part of the decentralization policy which was adopted recently.
During a press conference held for this occasion, in a common declaration, the two secretary-generals stressed the importance of their union. According to the latter, if they were divided during the upcoming election, Funcinpec could only expect to obtain 3 seats at the provincial level, and 35 seats at the district level. United, they hope to obtain 13 provincial seats and about 100 district level seats.
Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec secretary-general, declared: “During the last general election, we were divided and we only obtained two seats each, whereas we could have expected to win at least 17 seats.”
You Hockry, the NRP secretary-general, said: “If this works out well, we will think about continuing this cooperation. It must not be short lived, for the future credibility of our two parties’ sake.”
The agreement, concluded on 02 February, aimed at reinforcing the cooperation between the two parties which were weakened since the last July 2008 election. The May 2009 election will vote in members for the new municipal, provincial, city and districts councilors. The election is part of the decentralization policy which was adopted recently.
During a press conference held for this occasion, in a common declaration, the two secretary-generals stressed the importance of their union. According to the latter, if they were divided during the upcoming election, Funcinpec could only expect to obtain 3 seats at the provincial level, and 35 seats at the district level. United, they hope to obtain 13 provincial seats and about 100 district level seats.
Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec secretary-general, declared: “During the last general election, we were divided and we only obtained two seats each, whereas we could have expected to win at least 17 seats.”
You Hockry, the NRP secretary-general, said: “If this works out well, we will think about continuing this cooperation. It must not be short lived, for the future credibility of our two parties’ sake.”
0 comments:
Post a Comment