Gambit by CNRP an ‘all-in’ move
In its switch to a strategy of nonstop demonstrations calling for a new election, the opposition party has made a calculated decision to go “all-in” and toughen its stance in a bid to ramp up domestic pressure on the ruling party, political analysts said yesterday.
Since the July 28 poll, the Cambodia National Rescue Party has pushed for an independent probe into election irregularities, a request that the government and Cambodian People’s Party have continuously rejected, and which the international community has been unwilling to back with more than words.
As a result, the CNRP is now responding to a growing chorus of supporters and members who believe it has “been too soft in dealing with the CPP”, Phoak Kung, a researcher at Britain’s University of Warwick, said. …
CNRP public affairs head Mu Sochua told the Post yesterday that the release of a comprehensive report by a group of election watchdogs known as the Election Reform Alliance (ERA) has emboldened the opposition by providing “very clear evidence of massive fraud”. …
Kevin Ponniah
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