Hi guys, Along with Keo Remy, Lim Rattanak and Samrach Reach have defected to the CPP. Keo Remy run as the number 1 candidate for HRP in Phnom Penh but failed to get enough votes. Samrach Reach ran as the number 2 candidate in Kg. Cham. Lim Rattanak also ran as HRP candidate as well. Both failed. All of them pledged with HRP members and supporters, as well as in front of Preah Angk Dong Koeur, to be faithful and loyal to the people and to the party.. Regards, =============== Opposition defectors continue to flock to Hun Sen's ruling CPP (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=22044) (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22044&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=52) ( http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=22044&itemid=52) Written by Meas Sokchea Thursday, 09 October 2008 _The Phnom Penh Post - Opposition defectors continue to flock to Hun Sen's ruling CPP_ (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2008100922044/National-news/Opposition-defectors-continue-to-flock-to-Hun-Sen-s-ruling-CPP.html)
The HRP's Reach Samrach and Lim Rathanak, and the NRP's Keo Sothea say govt's overwhelming support demands allegiance TRACEY SHELTON Reach Samrach, former chief of finance for the Human Rights Party. TWO members of the opposition Human Rights Party and a third from the Norodom Ranariddh Party announced their defection to the Cambodian People's Party on Tuesday, just hours after HRP founding member Keo Remy embraced the ruling party. Reach Samrach, chief of finance for the HRP, and his deputy, Lim Rathanak, told the Post Wednesday they agreed to defect to the CPP without conditions or expectations. Keo Sothea, an NRP stalwart and publisher of the Voice of Khmer Youth newspaper, also announced his allegiance to the CPP. Reach Samrach said that he submitted a letter to CPP leaders seeking permission to join the party, but that he has yet to receive a response. "I cannot walk contrary to the CPP leaders when they have received so much support from the Cambodian people," he said. Lim Rathanak told the Post he also defected without conditions and did not seek a position in the new government. Meanwhile, Keo Sothea said Wednesday he could not continue as a member of the NRP because it would no longer have any political clout following last week's resignation of its leader, Prince Norodom Ranariddh. "After [Prince Ranariddh] quit politics, I saw that the NRP would be weak, so I could not stay," he said. Senate Vice Chairman Tep Ngorn told the Post he will preside over a ceremony today to formally recognise the defectors as CPP members. In the run-up to the July 27 national polls, the opposition suffered unprecedented defections to the CPP, which won 90 of the National Assembly's 123 seats. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
