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Cambodia Democracy is Dictatorship
January 19, 2006
Cambodia Democracy is Dictatorship
By Kok Sap
For the last 40 years, Democracy in Cambodia is oddly unique. Because of that a few internal instabilities and conflicts broke out. Government head does not heed the legislative but it is his way or revolution. The head of state rests in the so called constitutional monarch who is merely a rubberstamp of the government head. Government keeps same and incompetent people in the same executive position forever. That encourages troubles and autocracy. In sum Cambodia is still a single party government, which it is, not much different than China or North Korea or Cuba.
Now Cambodia is still the dog eats dog society even after its neo imperialistic and colonial eating dog rein was condemned and completely withdrawn in 1993. Actually Cambodia Democracy is fit with more of the autocracy. Only party top dog can be qualified for Prime Minister Job. Better yet being Prime Minister is absolute and untouchable. Voters can NOT say or criticize his policy publicly. It is a criminal act. People of Cambodia are still living in the dark-age and fear of the powerful.
Obvious example of Cambodia democracy false pretense is in its current Senatorial election. The law disallows popular vote for the upper house of legislature. It serves purpose of special group manipulation and intimidation rather than nation interest. All candidates will be chosen by particular special interest group, party, or institution. This is a strange form of democracy that usually use in communist regime. The individuality is more inclined to protect own group interest more than country. This made a mockery out of real democracy.
In order to catch up with real time democracy, Cambodia needs to reform its Constitution reflected term limitation with pluralism and popular mandate in election laws. Also, the veto power must be added in to keep balance and check in government. The legislative vote now based on hand signifying which lacks of privacy. This is a flaw in freedom of expression. All votes ought to be conducted confidentially and privately with respect of individual rights of expression not by group coercion. The present Constitution needs to put it to test in people confidence and scrutiny. Of course that can be done in referendum vote once in every decade or two to ensure national stability and peace.
Currently Cambodia laws give too much elbow room for dictatorship to cling on to power. That is too dangerous for stability and peace in the region. Therefore Cambodia needs a change once again for sure.
Submitted by By Kok Sap - Thu, 19 Jan 2006
Cambodia Democracy is Dictatorship
By Kok Sap
For the last 40 years, Democracy in Cambodia is oddly unique. Because of that a few internal instabilities and conflicts broke out. Government head does not heed the legislative but it is his way or revolution. The head of state rests in the so called constitutional monarch who is merely a rubberstamp of the government head. Government keeps same and incompetent people in the same executive position forever. That encourages troubles and autocracy. In sum Cambodia is still a single party government, which it is, not much different than China or North Korea or Cuba.
Now Cambodia is still the dog eats dog society even after its neo imperialistic and colonial eating dog rein was condemned and completely withdrawn in 1993. Actually Cambodia Democracy is fit with more of the autocracy. Only party top dog can be qualified for Prime Minister Job. Better yet being Prime Minister is absolute and untouchable. Voters can NOT say or criticize his policy publicly. It is a criminal act. People of Cambodia are still living in the dark-age and fear of the powerful.
Obvious example of Cambodia democracy false pretense is in its current Senatorial election. The law disallows popular vote for the upper house of legislature. It serves purpose of special group manipulation and intimidation rather than nation interest. All candidates will be chosen by particular special interest group, party, or institution. This is a strange form of democracy that usually use in communist regime. The individuality is more inclined to protect own group interest more than country. This made a mockery out of real democracy.
In order to catch up with real time democracy, Cambodia needs to reform its Constitution reflected term limitation with pluralism and popular mandate in election laws. Also, the veto power must be added in to keep balance and check in government. The legislative vote now based on hand signifying which lacks of privacy. This is a flaw in freedom of expression. All votes ought to be conducted confidentially and privately with respect of individual rights of expression not by group coercion. The present Constitution needs to put it to test in people confidence and scrutiny. Of course that can be done in referendum vote once in every decade or two to ensure national stability and peace.
Currently Cambodia laws give too much elbow room for dictatorship to cling on to power. That is too dangerous for stability and peace in the region. Therefore Cambodia needs a change once again for sure.
Submitted by By Kok Sap - Thu, 19 Jan 2006
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