Recall Election Technically Possible, Analysts Say

Analysts say a recall election is possible within Cambodian law, despite statements to the contrary by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Hun Sen, who left Thursday for an official state visit to Vietnam, said in a speech last week he would not step down—something opposition supporters have called for—and that there will be “no re-election.” This was because parliament was not being dissolved, he said, and because he was appointed by a legally elected National Assembly. … An illegitimate parliament does not need to be dissolved, he said: it’s as though it does not exist. “This issue should be asked in the court of the public,” he [political analyst Lao Mong Hay] said. “Which is an election.” Hang Puthea, head of the election-monitoring group Nicfec, said a recall can be done if both parties agree to it. “The political aspect is bigger than the legal aspect,” he said. Political arguments of technicalities and procedures in the end make the public suffer, he said. …

 Sok Khemara
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