CPP fills seats with … CPP

Ruling party lawmakers yesterday unanimously voted to fill each of the National Assembly’s nine commissions with their own members.

The vote was made without the presence of the opposition, which has been boycotting parliament since its opening late last month.

Among the five Cambodian People’s Party members voted onto each committee are three former provincial governors, two former ministers, and Hun Many and Sar Sokha – the sons of Prime Minister Hun Sen and Interior Minister Sar Kheng, respectively.

Speaking to reporters after a session that lasted barely an hour and in which no objections were proffered, National Assembly President Heng Samrin urged the Cambodia National Rescue Party to return to negotiations. ...

During the National Assembly’s first package vote, held on September 24, the Cambodian People’s Party voted on the chairs of each commission but reiterated that four chair positions as well as member positions would be turned over to the CNRP should it take its seats. ...

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