Despite the fact that there are major political parties to challenge the
Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) ahead of the sub-national election, the CPP
said public administration reform must continue and the party can’t forgive
any “bad officials” who do not serve the interests of the people, commonly
called “one-man-shows”.
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Three former opposition CNRP youth members have defected to the ruling
party, including a woman who previously presented the nightly news on party
co-founder Sam Rainsy’s Facebook page and, according to Rainsy, had received
refugee status after fleeing to Thailand to escape incitement and plotting
charges.