Hun Sen: Power is only for I, me and myself

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Hun Sen rejects future political role for the SRP
By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translation from French by Luc Sâr
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In a speech given on Monday 17 November, Hun Sen announced to SRP representatives that they cannot count “on playing any important role within the National Assembly.”
Hun Sen launched another attack against the opposition party by removing any hope for the latter to obtain an active role at the National Assembly (NA). On 28 October, the NA permanent committee (controlled by the CPP) rejected a proposal by the opposition party which was aimed at providing an official role to political parties other than the ruling party at the NA.
The acceptance of this proposal would amount to an amendment to the NA internal rule. To the president of the NA permanent committee, “the proposal for the amendment of the internal rule was not undertaken in conformance with the procedure.”
At least, that was the [CPP] technical motivation to reject the proposal. To some members of the opposition party, they have been “cheated by Hun Sen so that they accepted to join the first NA session which was held on 24 September.” Hun Sen also provided a reply to these accusations in his speech: “I did not cheat anybody. It was you who seek to discuss with me, whereas I did not talk to you. You did not want to lose face, so you call on Oknha Kith Meng, and through his intermediary, you asked to change 26 articles on the 82 in the NA internal rule. Wait till your next life!” Hun Sen said in anger.
Hun Sen’s criticisms were not directly aimed at opposition leader Sam Rainsy, but to other officials. Hun Sen also recommended that Sam Rainsy “provides better advice to his party members.”