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PHNOM PENH, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Joint-Committee on Electoral
Reforms, comprising the members of the ruling and opposition parties, on
Monday continued negotiations on electoral reforms toward free and fair
elections.
Speaking at a joint press briefing after a three-hour talk, deputy Prime Minister Ben Chhin, negotiation team leader of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), said the meeting had focused on two topics. One was the reform of the National Election Committee (NEC) proposed by the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and the other was the integrity and neutrality of the election-related civil society organizations initiated by the CPP.
"Today, there's no a joint statement because both sides have still disagreed on the use of some terminologies in the statement," he said.
CNRP's talk team leader Son Chhay said both sides would meet again next Monday, March 17 to further discuss the disagreed points.
The two parties formed the Joint-Committee on Electoral Reforms last month.
Last Monday, the committee agreed on two concrete measures for electoral reform. One is the review of the voter registry and the other is drafting a law on the financing of political parties.
Political row between the Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP and the Sam Rainsy's opposition CNRP has persisted since the July election results showed that the CPP won 68 parliamentary seats against 55 seats for the CNRP.
Claiming serious ballot-rigging during the poll, the CNRP refused to accept the outcome and has boycotted parliament and held numerous protests to demand the resignation of Hun Sen and a re-election.
Hun Sen has said that he would neither step down nor call a re- vote.
Speaking at a joint press briefing after a three-hour talk, deputy Prime Minister Ben Chhin, negotiation team leader of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), said the meeting had focused on two topics. One was the reform of the National Election Committee (NEC) proposed by the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and the other was the integrity and neutrality of the election-related civil society organizations initiated by the CPP.
"Today, there's no a joint statement because both sides have still disagreed on the use of some terminologies in the statement," he said.
CNRP's talk team leader Son Chhay said both sides would meet again next Monday, March 17 to further discuss the disagreed points.
The two parties formed the Joint-Committee on Electoral Reforms last month.
Last Monday, the committee agreed on two concrete measures for electoral reform. One is the review of the voter registry and the other is drafting a law on the financing of political parties.
Political row between the Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP and the Sam Rainsy's opposition CNRP has persisted since the July election results showed that the CPP won 68 parliamentary seats against 55 seats for the CNRP.
Claiming serious ballot-rigging during the poll, the CNRP refused to accept the outcome and has boycotted parliament and held numerous protests to demand the resignation of Hun Sen and a re-election.
Hun Sen has said that he would neither step down nor call a re- vote.
Editor:
Shen Qing
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