A New Royalist Party Would Have Little Hope, Analysts Say

Cambodian political analysts say a new royalist party would have little hope of success. Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who once led Cambodia’s dominant post-war political party, Funcinpec, told VOA Khmer on Monday he plans to launch a new royalist party for commune elections later this year and the national election in 2018. But longtime political observers say there is little hope of his gaining the support needed to mount a credible challenge to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party or the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. …

Heng Reaksmey
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