The internal conflict in the royalist Funcinpec party escalated, with its
president Prince Norodom Ranariddh deciding to fire three senior party
officials, including two vice-presidents, over their insistence to merge
with Khmer National United Party (KNUP). The simmering internal conflict of
the royalist Funcinpec took on another twist when the party’s “acting
president” Chap Nhalivuth overturned the president Prince Norodom
Ranariddh’s decision to sack three senior officials, including two
vice-presidents.
The president of the Beehive Social Democratic Party (BSDP) and former
outspoken government critic Mam Sonando has lauded the effectiveness of the
government’s Supreme Consultative Council (SCC) three years after it was
established to promote multi-party liberal democracy.
A former opposition youth leader in South Korea has asked Prime Minister
Hun Sen for forgiveness alongside nine colleagues, saying they had advocated
nonviolently for the CNRP but strongly opposed exiled party co-founder Sam
Rainsy’s return attempt in 2019.
