Hi Lok Bun Ang,
The merger could happen only in the clouds according previous statements
made by SRP president Sam Rainsy. It was an honest statement that was very
close to the truth about the possible merger between SRP and HRP.
Besides complicated mechanisms to legally merge these two parties and the
conditions set forth by dysfunctional HRP, there are issues that Sam Rainsy
Party needs to resolve.
The first leading important one is for Sam Rainsy to bring different
factions (for lack of better words) in his party together to agree with the
idea. So far, there are those who oppose to the idea, and there those who may
agree to such a venture. The opposition to such an idea seems to have the
upper hand at the moment. As long as leaders and members of SRP are unable
to agree with the proposal wholeheartedly, the merger will not happen. Yim
Sovan’s announcements practically echoed SRP’s president statement made in
the past.
The second major issue is the mutual trust between the two presidents as
well as among key individuals within each party. Although they have shown in
public that they are cozy with each other, the reality is different. SRP
knows that HRP is in disarrays and with its current problems; it is a
potential disaster to SRP if the merger succeeds. It is additional problems
that
SRP does not need. SRP leaders are aware that HRP needs SRP more than SRP
needs HRP and SRP has more to lose; hence their indecision.
HRP’s disingenuous calls for political unity have put SRP in the spotlight
and pushed SRP against the wall; therefore, SRP needs to response to such
a call conscientiously. Recent efforts to show to the public that unity is
in the works are just political maneuvers to appease those members and
potential members who would like to see true unity between the oppositions.
The third issue is the issue of personal interests. If national interest
is their top priority, regardless of the obstacles, the unity is attainable.
However, it is unfortunate that most of Cambodian political figures
nowadays use politics as their personal business venture. Therefore, decisions
are made primarily for that reason. There is a saying in Cambodia that
spells out the exact problems for Cambodians,” Luy Lekh mouy, blank lekh Pii
and party lekh bei”. It simply means that money is still ranking number one
and the rest of the issues are left for your imaginations.
Consequently, like Sam Rainsy stated, many people feel that the [true]
unity may still be in the clouds.
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In a message dated 7/20/2009 1:12:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
Alternatives Watch – 20vii09 RETURN OF THE DEAF AND DUMB OPTION It seems
Cambodian people are again left to their trepidation while major parties do
their utmost to protect their own special interest group. The ruling party
has taken all necessary measures, in addition to strong-arm tactics, to
ensure the Cambodian public stay in the dark. Information minister Khieu
Kanharith preaches on ethics when opening a recent training course for
government spokespersons, and goes on to make it clear to his audience that
“the
spokespersons must tell the truth, but just some truth cannot be completely
told”. He sets a new standard that they will tell the truth, but not the
whole truth, and nothing more than the incomplete truth. Perhaps, the people
can grow better like mushrooms in the dark. There has been a panic rush among
high-profile players to the CPP refuge, which may be explained in two
ways. The ruling party’s heavy- handed tactics have been so effective that
opponents can no longer stand the heat. Second, the opposition’s little empire
is crumbling; it can neither offer the protection its active members need,
nor attract other high-profile disillusioned dissenters who used to fight
for democracy and good governance. Recent evidence may further indicate the
SRP’s resolve to win is broken and disoriented. It confesses in a recent
statement that it has just realised “it no longer can wait for promises made
by the government”. In this laborious awakening, the party will now throw
its Women’s Wing into the ring for “a struggle for change” with a three-
year training program to empower and make its women leadership material. SRP
male chauvinistic egos will be hurt. The empowerment program may be
necessary to prop up party morale, but unlikely to be effective while star
parliamentarian Mu Sochua faces a jail sentence in her legal wrangles with the
prime minister. Unless she has something up her sleeve to keep herself out of
jail in the foreseeable future, her new appointment as chair of the SRP Women
’s Wing is likely to fail her. It may also make Hun Sen more determined to
jail her. Furthermore, the proposed merger between the SRP and Human
Rights Party (HRP) is practically dead. The HRP insists for the merger on
three
conditions, including a non-eponymous party name, which is abhorrent to the
SRP. Spokesman Yim Sovann rejects outright any merger conditions, speaking
only of all democrats going into the next elections under the same name,
meaning the SRP. He vows his party will change its name only after the court
is “fully independent” and Cambodia becomes a state of laws, which is pie
in the sky. And president Sam Rainsy drives the last nail into the merger
coffin; he demands opposition parties unite and win the next elections
before any name change. It is rather obvious the democrats are not really
convinced the merger would serve their special interest group. Thus, Cambodian
people are left in the lurch, again. It is now all up to them whether to
suffer quietly, or reject the deaf and dumb option. Ung Bun Ang Quotable
Quote: “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.”
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