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PHNOM PENH, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States supported Cambodian
opposition-planned peaceful protests against the results of the July 28
election that handed victory to the long-serving Prime Minister Hun
Sen's ruling party, said a spokesman on Monday.
"The States is a big supporter of the freedom of expression, particularly the freedom to protest, but we support a freedom to protest as long as in a peaceful manner," Sean McIntosh, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, said when answering a question about the Cambodian opposition's plan to stage a 3-day straight massive demonstration against the election results.
However, he appealed to both parties to come to the negotiating table for the best interests of the Cambodian people.
Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) released the final election results on Sunday showing the Cambodian People's Party ( CPP) of long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen got 68 seats and the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy took the remaining 55 seats.
But the opposition rejected the results, claiming that its party should win 63 seats, with the CPP receiving 60 seats if alleged irregularities during the poll were fairly resolved.
The CNRP said it would call a massive non-violent protest for three consecutive days on Sept. 15-17 at the capital's Freedom Park and boycott the first session of the National Assembly if an independent probe committee was not formed to look into alleged poll irregularities.
U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William E. Todd said Monday that he supported the opposition's request for a thorough investigation into the alleged irregularities during the election.
"I do believe that the irregularities still need to be looked into," he told reporters at the embassy residence.
The ruling CPP has repeatedly ruled out the opposition's request for an independent poll probe committee, saying it is against the country's constitution as the opposition asked for the exclusion of the NEC from the proposed committee.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that his party has enough lawmakers to override any opposition parliamentary boycott and form a new government.
He said according to the constitution, a new government would be formed by a 50 percent plus one majority, or 63 lawmakers, in the new parliament.
Hun Sen, 61, who has ruled the country for 28 years, will stretch his power for further five years through the victory.
Security forces and armored vehicles have been deployed around the capital since early last month after the opposition has repeatedly threatened to call mass demonstrations.
"The States is a big supporter of the freedom of expression, particularly the freedom to protest, but we support a freedom to protest as long as in a peaceful manner," Sean McIntosh, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, said when answering a question about the Cambodian opposition's plan to stage a 3-day straight massive demonstration against the election results.
However, he appealed to both parties to come to the negotiating table for the best interests of the Cambodian people.
Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) released the final election results on Sunday showing the Cambodian People's Party ( CPP) of long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen got 68 seats and the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy took the remaining 55 seats.
But the opposition rejected the results, claiming that its party should win 63 seats, with the CPP receiving 60 seats if alleged irregularities during the poll were fairly resolved.
The CNRP said it would call a massive non-violent protest for three consecutive days on Sept. 15-17 at the capital's Freedom Park and boycott the first session of the National Assembly if an independent probe committee was not formed to look into alleged poll irregularities.
U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William E. Todd said Monday that he supported the opposition's request for a thorough investigation into the alleged irregularities during the election.
"I do believe that the irregularities still need to be looked into," he told reporters at the embassy residence.
The ruling CPP has repeatedly ruled out the opposition's request for an independent poll probe committee, saying it is against the country's constitution as the opposition asked for the exclusion of the NEC from the proposed committee.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that his party has enough lawmakers to override any opposition parliamentary boycott and form a new government.
He said according to the constitution, a new government would be formed by a 50 percent plus one majority, or 63 lawmakers, in the new parliament.
Hun Sen, 61, who has ruled the country for 28 years, will stretch his power for further five years through the victory.
Security forces and armored vehicles have been deployed around the capital since early last month after the opposition has repeatedly threatened to call mass demonstrations.
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