CNRP will not attend first session of parliament: Rainsy

Opposition party leader Sam Rainsy said on Thursday that his Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will not join the government and attend the National Assembly’s first session on Sept. 23, if the hopes of the Cambodian people don’t come into fruition. … “The Cambodia National Rescue Party still holds firm, meet doesn’t mean join,” he [Sam Rainsy] said, referring to the three days of meetings with the ruling party leaders, two of which were held at the National Assembly. “The meetings just show our morality and our position to find peaceful solutions to any issues,” he said. Sam Rainsy added that as long as there’s still no fair outcome for voters, and the hopes of the Cambodian people haven’t been ensured, the CNRP will not come together with any party. …

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
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