Opposition declares negotiations at ‘standstill’
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday that political negotiations with the ruling party have hit an impasse. The ruling Cambodian People’s Party “refuses to discuss any changes to the composition of the electoral commission,” he wrote in an open letter to the diplomatic community. The National Election Committee is central to future elections and “is currently under the ruling party’s control,” Sam Rainsy wrote. … Yem Ponearith, a member of the Rescue Party’s negotiation team, said the party’s position on the NEC is “very crucial” to the negotiations. A continued rejection of the position by the CPP “will result in political crisis,” he said. The CPP said in its statement it is facing the “insistence” of the Rescue Party, which has “led to an obstacle to the negotiation.” ….
Kong Sothanarith
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