An independent election monitor expressed concern Wednesday that the increase of political parties in the National Assembly could weaken the political voice of the opposition. In July’s elections, the Sam Rainsy, Human Rights, Norodom Ranariddh and Funcinpec parties all won seats, and if they remain disjointed, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, with its 90 seats, [...]
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Impunity Hurting Political ‘Maturity’: Official
November 20th, 2008 
Cambodian News Cambodia has the potential to be an industrialized nation, but corruption and impunity have kept it politically immature, a former US ambassador said. Sichan Siv, who serverd as US ambassador to the United Nations, said Cambodia has slowly overcome its problems since the early 1990s, but certain impediments remain. “The problems of corruption, crime and [...]
CPP Sweep Avails One-Party Rule: Analysts
November 17th, 2008 Cambodian News With the decline of royal family members in politics and with electoral regulations and state institutions favoring the ruling party, election observers and analysts said they fear Cambodia’s political system is losing its multi-party structure. The retirement from politics of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, a longtime rival of the Cambodian People’s Party, has combined with an [...]
National Assembly Off Balance: Analysts
October 10th, 2008 Cambodian News Cambodian politicians should write a law for power-sharing formulas to replace negotiations that do not reflect democratic principals, analysts said recently, following a structuring of the National Assembly that puts vast control of all committees with the ruling party. The Cambodian People’s Party will head all nine of the National Assembly committees, leaving little room [...]