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PHNOM PENH, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's opposition leader Sam
Rainsy on Friday reiterated his call for the establishment of an
independent committee to look into the widespread allegations of
irregularities during the poll last month which the ruling party of
long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen won.
Speaking to reporters in front of the Phnom Penh International Airport upon his arrival from the United States, Sam Rainsy, president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), said that an independent committee must be established to investigate irregularities during the national poll on July 28, or the poll results would not be recognized.
"Definitely, I believe that the committee will be set up because no one will recognize any government standing from fake election," he answered a reporter's question.
The National Election Committee (NEC) released initial official results on Monday, showing that the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen got 3.23 million votes and the CNRP of Sam Rainsy received 2.94 million votes.
The CPP calculated that with its 3.23 million votes, it won 68 seats of the 123 parliamentary seats, while the CNRP, with its 2. 94 million votes, got the remaining 55 seats.
This victory would allow Hun Sen, who has ruled the country for 28 years, to continue to stay in power for another five years.
But the CNRP rejected the results, claiming that its party should win 63 seats, with the CPP getting the remaining 60 seats if an independent committee is formed to investigate and resolve poll irregularities.
"The whole world knows that CNRP won the election and the whole world would help CNRP to expose the truth," Sam Rainsy said Friday. "I will demand justice for the people."
Tep Nytha, NEC's secretary general, said Wednesday that there was no need to talk about the joint poll probe committee as the initial results had already been released.
"No more negotiation for the joint committee as the temporary results were released," he told Xinhua, adding that the final poll results would be issued on Sep. 8.
CNRP's Vice President Kem Sokha said on Thursday that the party would boycott the first parliamentary session and call for mass protests if an independent poll probe committee was still not established.
"The party will not attend the first parliamentary session if an independent committee is not set up to look into alleged poll irregularities," he told supporters at the party's headquarters. " We will appeal to the international community not to recognize the government that will form from one party only."
He said after that the party would call mass protests against the upcoming new parliament and government.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Aug. 2 that the new parliament and government would be established as schedule even though the opposition boycotted the first parliamentary session.
"According to the constitution, a new government will be formed by a 50 percent plus one majority, or 63 lawmakers, in the new National Assembly," he said. "I will be the prime minister for the new five-year mandate government."
A new parliament will be established no later than 60 days after the election, according to the constitution.
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng said last Friday that soldiers and armored vehicles had been deployed on the outskirts of capital Phnom Penh to ensure security and stability after the opposition had repeatedly threatened mass demonstrations.
Speaking to reporters in front of the Phnom Penh International Airport upon his arrival from the United States, Sam Rainsy, president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), said that an independent committee must be established to investigate irregularities during the national poll on July 28, or the poll results would not be recognized.
"Definitely, I believe that the committee will be set up because no one will recognize any government standing from fake election," he answered a reporter's question.
The National Election Committee (NEC) released initial official results on Monday, showing that the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen got 3.23 million votes and the CNRP of Sam Rainsy received 2.94 million votes.
The CPP calculated that with its 3.23 million votes, it won 68 seats of the 123 parliamentary seats, while the CNRP, with its 2. 94 million votes, got the remaining 55 seats.
This victory would allow Hun Sen, who has ruled the country for 28 years, to continue to stay in power for another five years.
But the CNRP rejected the results, claiming that its party should win 63 seats, with the CPP getting the remaining 60 seats if an independent committee is formed to investigate and resolve poll irregularities.
"The whole world knows that CNRP won the election and the whole world would help CNRP to expose the truth," Sam Rainsy said Friday. "I will demand justice for the people."
Tep Nytha, NEC's secretary general, said Wednesday that there was no need to talk about the joint poll probe committee as the initial results had already been released.
"No more negotiation for the joint committee as the temporary results were released," he told Xinhua, adding that the final poll results would be issued on Sep. 8.
CNRP's Vice President Kem Sokha said on Thursday that the party would boycott the first parliamentary session and call for mass protests if an independent poll probe committee was still not established.
"The party will not attend the first parliamentary session if an independent committee is not set up to look into alleged poll irregularities," he told supporters at the party's headquarters. " We will appeal to the international community not to recognize the government that will form from one party only."
He said after that the party would call mass protests against the upcoming new parliament and government.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Aug. 2 that the new parliament and government would be established as schedule even though the opposition boycotted the first parliamentary session.
"According to the constitution, a new government will be formed by a 50 percent plus one majority, or 63 lawmakers, in the new National Assembly," he said. "I will be the prime minister for the new five-year mandate government."
A new parliament will be established no later than 60 days after the election, according to the constitution.
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng said last Friday that soldiers and armored vehicles had been deployed on the outskirts of capital Phnom Penh to ensure security and stability after the opposition had repeatedly threatened mass demonstrations.
Editor:
Yang Yi
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