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Cambodia Opposition Party Awaits Election Registration Approval - Radio Free Asia

Cambodia Opposition Party Awaits Election Registration Approval
Radio Free Asia
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), headed by exiled leader Sam Rainsy, submitted its registration to the National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday without his name listed as a candidate, officials said. NEC Secretary-General Tep Nytha told ...
8 political parties register to run in Cambodia's July pollsGlobal Times

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Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 13 May 2013 | 11:26 pm

Cambodia goes to polls July - TTR Weekly

TTR Weekly

Cambodia goes to polls July
TTR Weekly
Incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen will seek his fourth term. He is competing against Sam Rainsy, a former MP of Kampong Cham and Norodom Arunrasmey, leader of the royalist Funcinpec Party and ambassador to Malaysia since 2005. Tags: Elections, top ...

Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 13 May 2013 | 7:32 am

Exiled Sam Rainsy Says Talks Under Way with CPP for Return - Radio Free Asia - Radio Free Asia

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Exiled Sam Rainsy Says Talks Under Way with CPP for Return - Radio Free Asia
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Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy says his party is in negotiations with Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party for his return to contest upcoming national elections, expressing optimism that a “political solution” would be reached. “There ...
Opposition Removes Sam Rainsy from Official Registration - VoaVOA Khmer
Cambodian PM greets opposition party for joining forthcoming national electionShanghai Daily (subscription)
Cambodia opposition urges sanctionsBangkok Post

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Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 10 May 2013 | 6:42 pm

As vote nears, Cambodia opposition urges sanction threat

Cambodia's opposition leader is calling on the United States to impose sanctions against strongman Hun Sen if upcoming elections are unfair, saying that Myanmar showed how foreign pressure can work.

Source: sam rainsy - Yahoo! News Search Results | 10 May 2013 | 4:51 pm

Cambodian Opposition Rejects Claims of Internal Strife - Radio Free Asia - Radio Free Asia

Cambodian Opposition Rejects Claims of Internal Strife - Radio Free Asia
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The NRP is led by exiled chief Sam Rainsy, who has been barred by the Cambodian authorities from contesting the elections due to past convictions which he says were politically motivated. Kem Sokha may have to lead the NRP against Hun Sen's ruling ...

Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 9 May 2013 | 11:37 pm

International Community Must Help Cambodian Democracy, Opposition Leader ... - VOA Khmer

International Community Must Help Cambodian Democracy, Opposition Leader ...
VOA Khmer
Sam Rainsy told the group that democracy in Cambodia has been “derailed,” and the international community must help put it back on track. x. Sam Rainsy told the group that democracy in Cambodia has been “derailed,” and the international community must ...

Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 9 May 2013 | 6:23 pm

Call to Postpone Cambodia's Elections - Radio Free Asia - Radio Free Asia

Call to Postpone Cambodia's Elections - Radio Free Asia
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Cambodia's main opposition leader Sam Rainsy asked the authorities Wednesday to put off national elections scheduled for July, citing inconsistencies in voter registration and barring of the opposition to observe the ballot process. “The elections need ...

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Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 8 May 2013 | 11:28 pm

Three Months From Elections, 'War of Words' Begins - Voa - VOA Khmer

Three Months From Elections, 'War of Words' Begins - Voa
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WASHINGTON DC - Political analysts say Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy have already begun a war of words ahead of the national elections, with the opposition trying to cast the ruling party as former Khmer Rouge and Hun Sen ...

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Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 3 May 2013 | 7:49 pm

Government Spreads Audio Clip of Rainsy and Sokha Arguing - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

Government Spreads Audio Clip of Rainsy and Sokha Arguing
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
In an attempt to paint the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) as a divisive body, the government on Wednesday released a 2008 audio clip from a Bayon TV program featuring Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha—now the party's president and vice ...

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Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 2 May 2013 | 11:19 am

Cambodia's Election Panel to 'Consider' Opposition Demands - Radio Free Asia - Radio Free Asia

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Cambodia's Election Panel to 'Consider' Opposition Demands - Radio Free Asia
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The opposition party also called on the government to reform the NEC and demanded that the electoral body allow Sam Rainsy to participate in the election, according to recommendations by U.N. Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia Surya ...
Cambodian opposition rally for leader's returnChannel News Asia
At White House, Demonstrators Call for Cambodian Election Reform - VoaVOA Khmer

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Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 24 Apr 2013 | 8:41 pm

Cambodian opposition rally for leader's return

About 2,000 Cambodian opposition supporters rallied Wednesday to demand election reforms and guarantees their leader Sam Rainsy can return to the kingdom to contest polls this year without arrest.

Source: sam rainsy - Yahoo! News Search Results | 24 Apr 2013 | 10:33 am

Cambodian PM Warns of Internal War If Opposition Wins July's Polls - Fars News Agency

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Cambodian PM Warns of Internal War If Opposition Wins July's Polls
Fars News Agency
The premier's warning followed the announcement of the self- exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday that he will convict members of Cambodia's current government accused of Khmer Rouge-era killings if his party wins the general election in ...
Hun Sen Warns of 'War' if He Loses Election - Radio Free AsiaRadio Free Asia
Cambodian PM warns of 'war' - The PeninsulaPeninsula On-line

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Source: sam rainsy - Google News | 19 Apr 2013 | 11:40 am

Cambodian PM to address parliament on border issues with Vietnam - Xinhua News Agency

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he would explain at the National Assembly (NA) border issues with Vietnam at the request of Sam Rainsy Party, the country's major opposition party. "I wrote a letter to the ...

Source: sam rainsy - Bing News | 1 Aug 2012 | 8:02 am

Cambodia’s political merger: maximising the potential - Phnom Penh Post

The announcement last week from Manila that Cambodia’s two largest opposition parties – the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and the Human Rights Party (HRP) – are to merge under the banner of the Democratic Movement for National Rescue (DMNR) represents a ...

Source: sam rainsy - Bing News | 1 Aug 2012 | 4:56 am

Opposition leader vows return, again - Phnom Penh Post

On a Skype connection beamed into the Phnom Penh courtyard of the Human Rights Party from France, self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy claimed yesterday that he will return to Cambodia and campaign in the 2013 national elections. His remarks brought ...

Source: sam rainsy - Bing News | 31 Jul 2012 | 4:57 am

Mam Sonando arrest: Cambodia silences a journalist - asiancorrespondent.com

For example Tek Nim, a 28-year-old woman, won the seat for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party in Omlaing commune, embroiled in land conflict with Ly Yong Phat, a CPP senator and tycoon. One of the latest measures taken by the Prime Minister in this regard is ...

Source: sam rainsy - Bing News | 24 Jul 2012 | 4:54 pm

Land Grabs in Cambodia - New York Times

Mu Sochua is a member of Parliament in Cambodia from the Sam Rainsy Party. Cecilia Wikström, of Sweden, is a member of the European Parliament. Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the government ...

Source: sam rainsy - Bing News | 19 Jul 2012 | 3:56 pm