Gov’t as legit as junta: premier
In a bid to reinforce the legitimacy of his government amid an ongoing parliamentary boycott by the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday looked west for an analogy. He chose one that didn’t involve a ballot box. Instead, he pointed to Thailand’s National Council for Peace and Order, which was formed after the military’s May coup and immediately began clamping down on dissenting voices, as a suitable parallel. …. Speaking to a crowd of thousands of disabled Cambodians on Koh Pich during the launch of a new five-year National Strategic Plan for Disability, the premier said that the government was happy to continue lawmaking without the CNRP, adding that the mooted possibility of a February 2018 election – five months early – would be impossible if the opposition continued to “play around”. …
Vong Sokheng and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-legit-junta-premier
