Cambodia's opposition party to rally on Sunday: chief
Xinhua | 26 March 2014
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The
opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is scheduled to hold a
people's congress on Sunday afternoon at the capital's Freedom Park to
consult with its supporters over current political situation, its
President Sam Rainsy announced Wednesday.
"We will meet with about 3,000 supporters on Sunday afternoon, March 30 at the Freedom Park to hear people's recommendations over the ongoing political dispute," he said at a news briefing.
"The upcoming gathering is not a demonstration to topple [the government], so don't use this pretext to ban our rally," he said, adding that the party had already submitted a request to the City Hall this morning for the gathering.
Sam Rainsy also reiterated his call for a top-level meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen to negotiate over the post-election dispute.
Long Dimanche, spokesman for the Phnom Penh City Hall, confirmed that the City Hall has received the CNRP's request for the Sunday's rally, but said that no decision has been made yet.
"We will hold a meeting to consider the proposal," he told Xinhua.
Political row between Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Sam Rainsy's CNRP has simmered since the July election results showed that the CPP won 68 parliamentary seats against 55 seats for the CNRP.
Complaining about serious ballot-rigging, the CNRP refused to accept the outcome and has boycotted parliament and conducted numerous protests--some turned violent--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.
"We will meet with about 3,000 supporters on Sunday afternoon, March 30 at the Freedom Park to hear people's recommendations over the ongoing political dispute," he said at a news briefing.
"The upcoming gathering is not a demonstration to topple [the government], so don't use this pretext to ban our rally," he said, adding that the party had already submitted a request to the City Hall this morning for the gathering.
Sam Rainsy also reiterated his call for a top-level meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen to negotiate over the post-election dispute.
Long Dimanche, spokesman for the Phnom Penh City Hall, confirmed that the City Hall has received the CNRP's request for the Sunday's rally, but said that no decision has been made yet.
"We will hold a meeting to consider the proposal," he told Xinhua.
Political row between Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Sam Rainsy's CNRP has simmered since the July election results showed that the CPP won 68 parliamentary seats against 55 seats for the CNRP.
Complaining about serious ballot-rigging, the CNRP refused to accept the outcome and has boycotted parliament and conducted numerous protests--some turned violent--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.
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