The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said there will be “no room” for negotiation with the former opposition, amid a call from the former leaders of the court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) for political reconciliation ahead of their upcoming return from exile to attend a court trial in Cambodia.
A Cambodian political activist and the son of an opposition party official were ambushed and seriously injured in separate attacks on Saturday, in the latest of a string of assaults on opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ruling party, Cambodian sources said.
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A minor party politician has been tossed from a government-mandated watchdog body, the Supreme Consultative Council, without any reason given after investigating an ongoing land dispute in Banteay Meanchey province.
Five minor political parties and a close aide of Kem Sokha met with U.S. Ambassador W. Patrick Murphy this week, where they shared their concerns about Cambodia’s democratic backslide.
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While much speculation has been made over a hereditary transition of power from Prime Minister Hun Sen to his eldest son, Hun Manet, in a televised speech on Dec. 15, Hun Sen appeared to suggest that Finance Minister Aun Pornmoniroth was being considered for the top job.
