Cambodia: Royalist parties merge for 2013 polls

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 14:47

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Cambodia: Royalist parties merge for 2013 polls

Phnom Penh: The royalist Funcinpec party and the Norodom Ranariddh party on Thursday signed an agreement to merge as a Funcinpec party to re-unite royalists for the Parliamentary Elections in July next year.

The agreement was signed between Nhik Bun Chhay, executive president of the Funcinpec party and Prince Norodom Ranariddh, president of Norodom Ranariddh party.

Under the agreement, Prince Norodom Ranariddh will be the president of the merged party and Nhik Bun Chhay will be the vice-president.

The two parties won two seats each of the 123 seats in the Parliamentary Elections in July 2008.

"The merger is to mobilise royalists, Sihanoukists to be a real national force to work with the national force of the ruling Cambodian People's Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen in order to serve the nation," Prince Norodom Ranariddh told reporters after the signing ceremony.

The Funcinpec party was founded in 1981 by the retired King Norodom Sihanouk. Currently, it is the only coalition party of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP).

ANI

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First Published: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 14:47

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Sam - USA
Never trust this guy, the same as his dad...blood sucker to all innocent Cambodian people. He sold land (99 years lease) to rich Chinese investors in the middle of Phnom Penh, pocketed the money for himself.

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piseth - United State of America
I really do not understand about these two parties before Prince Rannarith leads the Funcipech party and then party was coup Rannarith away and now these both parties signed an agreement that Prince Rannarith will be the president of the merge party. i do not know what kind of game they will play.