Rainsy: we want say on governors
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday said the next Phnom Penh governor should come from the Cambodia National Rescue Party, citing his party’s election dominance in the capital.
The idea – floated in a speech to hundreds of commune and district council members – came ahead of a planned meeting between officials from the two major parties tomorrow.
Rainsy has said the issue of how governors are appointed could be raised alongside his party’s core agenda relating to electoral investigation and reform.
Speaking at the CNRP’s Tuol Kork district headquarters, Rainsy said the opposition should be at the helm of the capital, where it won seven of 12 parliamentary seats at the July 28 election.
“We demand that the Phnom Penh municipal governor must come from the [CNRP] to respect the will of the people who want change,” he said. …
Senior Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap said he was not aware that Rainsy had made demands for the City Hall position. …
Tomorrow’s scheduled talks, the first official dialogue between the parties since top leaders met at the National Assembly on September 16, will involve “technical working groups”, and not high-level leaders. …
Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah
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