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PHNOM PENH, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
announced on Wednesday afternoon that his ruling Cambodian People' s
Party (CPP) is ready to talk with the main opposition party on the
establishment of a new parliament after the Sunday poll.
According to the initial unofficial results, the CPP of Hun Sen won the victory with 68 parliamentary seats and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) got the remaining 55 seats in the poll.
"The CPP is ready to negotiate with the party that wins seats in parliament towards the preparations of the National Assembly's new apparatus," Hun Sen told reporters during his first public appearance since the election.
"We have to solve the issues between Khmers and Khmers, we cannot take foreigners to solve them instead of us," he said.
The premier said he has tasked deputy prime minister and interior minister Sar Kheng, deputy prime minister and cabinet minister Sok An, and Cambodian People's Party's Secretary General Say Chhum to negotiate with the CNRP on the new parliament.
He said as he is mourning his father, who died on July 12, he cannot talk directly with CNRP president Sam Rainsy. "But in important case, I will avail my mourning time to discuss with him."
CNRP leader Sam Rainsy said Wednesday morning that the party did not recognize the results of Sunday's general election, claiming widespread fraud.
He said that about 1.3 million voters were unable to vote because their names were not on the voter lists.
"If those people had voted for the CNRP, we would win easily because the ruling CPP won us only 200,000 votes on the Sunday's election," he said.
In addition, Rainsy claimed that there were about 1 million ghost names on the voter lists and about 200,000 duplicate names.
"These are the irregularities. The CNRP has to find justice for Cambodian people," he said, calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen to step down.
On Tuesday, Rainsy officially submitted a request to the National Election Committee (NEC) to demand for the establishment of a joint committee to investigate irregularities during the election.
Hun Sen said that he got the information from the NEC that it would create a mechanism with the participation from political parties and national and international NGOs in order to solve remaining problems in the election.
"The government and the Cambodian People's Party welcome the NEC's mechanism in order to show transparency and find a solution that will be acceptable to all sides," the premier said.
Incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for 28 years, will stretch his power for further five years through the Sunday's victory.
Meanwhile, Hun Sen appealed to people to keep calm after the poll in order to avoid creating unrest.
"In general, the situation is normal, so I would like to urge all people to keep calm and join together to maintain political stability, and economic and social activities," he said.
According to the initial unofficial results, the CPP of Hun Sen won the victory with 68 parliamentary seats and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) got the remaining 55 seats in the poll.
"The CPP is ready to negotiate with the party that wins seats in parliament towards the preparations of the National Assembly's new apparatus," Hun Sen told reporters during his first public appearance since the election.
"We have to solve the issues between Khmers and Khmers, we cannot take foreigners to solve them instead of us," he said.
The premier said he has tasked deputy prime minister and interior minister Sar Kheng, deputy prime minister and cabinet minister Sok An, and Cambodian People's Party's Secretary General Say Chhum to negotiate with the CNRP on the new parliament.
He said as he is mourning his father, who died on July 12, he cannot talk directly with CNRP president Sam Rainsy. "But in important case, I will avail my mourning time to discuss with him."
CNRP leader Sam Rainsy said Wednesday morning that the party did not recognize the results of Sunday's general election, claiming widespread fraud.
He said that about 1.3 million voters were unable to vote because their names were not on the voter lists.
"If those people had voted for the CNRP, we would win easily because the ruling CPP won us only 200,000 votes on the Sunday's election," he said.
In addition, Rainsy claimed that there were about 1 million ghost names on the voter lists and about 200,000 duplicate names.
"These are the irregularities. The CNRP has to find justice for Cambodian people," he said, calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen to step down.
On Tuesday, Rainsy officially submitted a request to the National Election Committee (NEC) to demand for the establishment of a joint committee to investigate irregularities during the election.
Hun Sen said that he got the information from the NEC that it would create a mechanism with the participation from political parties and national and international NGOs in order to solve remaining problems in the election.
"The government and the Cambodian People's Party welcome the NEC's mechanism in order to show transparency and find a solution that will be acceptable to all sides," the premier said.
Incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for 28 years, will stretch his power for further five years through the Sunday's victory.
Meanwhile, Hun Sen appealed to people to keep calm after the poll in order to avoid creating unrest.
"In general, the situation is normal, so I would like to urge all people to keep calm and join together to maintain political stability, and economic and social activities," he said.
Editor:
Zhu Ningzhu
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