The party believed in the strengthening of freedom and human rights, institution of free and fair elections, and defending Cambodia's "national integrity". It became the sole challenger to the Cambodian People's Party after the 2013 election. Its official motto was "Rescue, Serve, Protect" (សង្គ្រោះ បម្រើ ការពារSângkrŏăh, Bâmreu, Karpéar) and the logo for the CNRP is the rising sun.
Party leader Kem Sokha was arrested in September 2017, after which the party was in danger of being dissolved, allegedly for being part of a foreign plot to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen.[7][8][9] The case was heard by the Supreme Court which is headed by Chief Justice Dith Munty, a member of the ruling CPP's permanent committee.[10]
On 16 November 2017, the Supreme Court of Cambodia ruled to dissolve the CNRP. Charles Santiago, Chairman of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, called "the final nail in the coffin for Cambodian democracy".[11] As a result of the ruling, all CNRP office holders, including 489 commune chiefs and 55 MPs, lost their positions and had their seats allocated to other parties. Additionally, 118 senior party officials were banned from politics for five years.[12] About half the party’s former MPs, including its vice president Mu Sochua, had already fled Cambodia before October out of fear of arrest by the ruling party.[7] The forced dissolution of the party prompted condemnation and calls to reverse the decision from the international community.[13]
Reform of the health care system by improving the expertise and ethics of medical staffing, provisions of adequate medicine, and medical equipment.
Agriculture
The CNRP called for the raising of living standards for farmers through the provision of adequate farm land and utilization of farm technology, competitiveness, improvement of the quality of farm produce, search for markets for farm produce, and fixing the interest on farm loans to one percent per month.
Women's rights
The CNRP believed in empowering all women to strengthen the foundation of Cambodian society through equal participation in all spheres of public and private life by guaranteeing opportunities to achieve women's financial security, social welfare, land, education, health, justice, and politics.
The CNRP's support base was in the urban populated areas; in rural villages whose livelihood is affected by the land grabbing crisis, and young post-Khmer Rouge baby boomers.
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External links
Cambodia National Rescue Party's Official Website 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
A web interactive documentary following the adventures of CNRP during 2013 General Elections
February 07, 2023
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The Cambodia National Rescue Party CNRP Khmer គណបក សសង គ រ ជ ត keanapaʔ sɑŋkrueh ciet was a major political party in Cambodia It was founded in 2012 as a merger between the Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party 6 Cambodia National Rescue Party គណបក សសង រ គ ជ ត AbbreviationCNRPPresidentKem SokhaVice PresidentsEng Chhai EangMu SochuaPol HomFoundersSam RainsyKem SokhaFounded17 July 2012Registered9 April 2013Banned16 November 2017Merger ofSam Rainsy PartyHuman Rights PartySucceeded byCambodia National Rescue MovementKhmer Will Party 1 self declared not legally Candlelight Party unofficial 2 Youth wingCNRP Youth 3 IdeologyLiberalismLiberal democracyCivic nationalismPopulismAnti Vietnamese sentiment 4 5 Political positionCentreInternational affiliationLiberal InternationalRegional affiliationCouncil of Asian Liberals and DemocratsColors Slogan សង គ រ បម រ ក រព រ English Rescue Serve Protect Party flagWebsitehttps nationalrescueparty org defunct Politics of CambodiaPolitical partiesElectionsThe party believed in the strengthening of freedom and human rights institution of free and fair elections and defending Cambodia s national integrity It became the sole challenger to the Cambodian People s Party after the 2013 election Its official motto was Rescue Serve Protect សង គ រ បម រ ក រព រ Sangkrŏăh Bamreu Karpear and the logo for the CNRP is the rising sun Party leader Kem Sokha was arrested in September 2017 after which the party was in danger of being dissolved allegedly for being part of a foreign plot to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen 7 8 9 The case was heard by the Supreme Court which is headed by Chief Justice Dith Munty a member of the ruling CPP s permanent committee 10 On 16 November 2017 the Supreme Court of Cambodia ruled to dissolve the CNRP Charles Santiago Chairman of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights called the final nail in the coffin for Cambodian democracy 11 As a result of the ruling all CNRP office holders including 489 commune chiefs and 55 MPs lost their positions and had their seats allocated to other parties Additionally 118 senior party officials were banned from politics for five years 12 About half the party s former MPs including its vice president Mu Sochua had already fled Cambodia before October out of fear of arrest by the ruling party 7 The forced dissolution of the party prompted condemnation and calls to reverse the decision from the international community 13 Contents 1 Party platform 2 Policies 2 1 Domestic policy 2 2 Economy 2 3 Education youth and employment 2 4 Healthcare 2 5 Agriculture 2 6 Women s rights 3 Regional strength 3 1 Support base 4 List of party leaders 5 Organization 6 Election results 6 1 General election 6 2 Communal elections 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksParty platform EditThe 7 point policies of the CNRP 14 A pension of 40 000 riels or US 10 a month for old people aged 65 and over A minimum wage of 600 000 riels or US 150 a month for workers A minimum wage of 1 000 000 riels or US 250 a month for public servants Guarantee of prices for farm produce the lowest price of rice is 1 000 riels or US 0 25 per kilo and of markets for it Free medical care for the poor Equal opportunity of the young to receive quality education and to have employment Lowering the prices of fuel fertilizers electricity and interests on loans Policies Edit Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy discuss merging parties in Manila Philippines Domestic policy Edit The domestic policy of the CNRP promoted national reconciliation by banning discrimination patronage and nepotism based on a set of principles Non violent struggle and peaceful resolution of problems Respect and observance of human rights Address the issue of illegal immigration through effective enforcement of the nationality law and the immigration law Social justice with the state s guarantee of human rights freedoms and equal opportunities in the political economic and social life Pluralistic liberal democracy where power belongs to the people Sustainable development putting emphasis on production for export competitiveness and preservation of national resources Propose a referendum for same sex marriage 15 Economy Edit The CNRP advocated a free market economy based on economic liberalism Competition and equitable development Production for domestic products for consumption and exportation Promotion of small and medium sized enterprises and the creation of confidence for foreign investment Education youth and employment Edit Human resource development with equal access to education Quality and high standard education Technical and professional training to equip the youth with high skills Introducing student loans and scholarship plans for higher education Vice President Kem Sokha and other party officials meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry Healthcare Edit Universal health care Clean water hygiene and sanitary systems Reform of the health care system by improving the expertise and ethics of medical staffing provisions of adequate medicine and medical equipment Agriculture Edit The CNRP called for the raising of living standards for farmers through the provision of adequate farm land and utilization of farm technology competitiveness improvement of the quality of farm produce search for markets for farm produce and fixing the interest on farm loans to one percent per month Women s rights Edit The CNRP believed in empowering all women to strengthen the foundation of Cambodian society through equal participation in all spheres of public and private life by guaranteeing opportunities to achieve women s financial security social welfare land education health justice and politics Regional strength Edit Results of the 2013 Cambodian general election provinces won by the CNRP shown in blue shaded according to vote share Majority Minority No Constituency Seats won Popular vote Percentage1 Banteay Meanchey 2 6 64 732 25 33 2 Battambang 3 8 162 527 38 09 3 Kampong Cham 10 18 457 819 51 10 4 Kampong Chhnang 2 4 96 208 39 30 5 Kampong Speu 3 6 186 867 46 92 6 Kampong Thom 3 6 115 880 40 46 7 Kampot 3 6 125 320 41 64 8 Kandal 6 11 366 056 55 76 9 Kep 0 1 4 165 20 84 10 Koh Kong 0 1 11 017 25 12 11 Kratie 1 3 59 774 41 68 12 Mondulkiri 0 1 4 244 17 50 13 Oddar Meanchey 0 1 21 968 26 96 14 Pailin 0 1 8 959 32 57 15 Phnom Penh 7 12 382 880 57 68 16 Preah Vihear 0 1 19 199 22 42 17 Prey Veng 6 11 287 778 49 95 18 Pursat 1 4 48 217 23 98 19 Ratanakiri 0 1 7 821 14 59 20 Siem Reap 2 6 140 737 35 58 21 Sihanoukville 0 1 30 558 34 95 22 Stung Treng 0 1 6 962 14 94 23 Svay Rieng 2 5 99 600 33 04 24 Takeo 4 8 236 686 45 73 Total 55 123 2 946 176 44 46 Support base Edit The CNRP s support base was in the urban populated areas in rural villages whose livelihood is affected by the land grabbing crisis and young post Khmer Rouge baby boomers List of party leaders EditNo Name Term start Term end Deputy1 Sam Rainsy 17 July 2012 11 February 2017 Kem Sokha2 Kem Sokha 2 March 2017 16 November 2017 Eng Chhai EangMu SochuaPol HomOrganization EditExecutive Committee 1 Yim Sovann President 2 Mao Monyvann Vice President 3 Yem Ponhearith Honorary Chairman 4 Kuoy Bunroeun 5 Kem Monovithya 6 Ky Wandara 7 Vann Chan Standing Committee 1 Kem Sokha President 2 Pol Hom Vice President 3 Mu Sochua Vice President 4 Eng Chhai Eang Vice President 5 Yim Sovann Secretary General 6 Ou Chanrith 7 Yem Ponhearith 8 Ky Wandara 9 Ho Vann 10 Mao Monyvann 11 Kuoy Bunroeun 12 Kem Monovithya 13 Vann Chan 14 Tioulong Saumura 15 Kimsour Phirith 16 Thach Setha 17 Son Chhay 18 Cheam Channy 19 Toun Youkda 20 Lim Bunsidaret 21 Keo Sambath 22 Ke Sovannaroth 23 Men SothavarinElection results EditGeneral election Edit Election Leader Votes Seats Position Government 2013 Sam Rainsy 2 946 176 44 5 15 9 55 123 26 2nd CPPCommunal elections Edit Election Leader Votes Chiefs Councillors Position 2017 Kem Sokha 3 056 824 43 8 13 1 489 1 646 449 5 007 11 572 2 052 2ndSee also Edit2013 2014 Cambodian protestsReferences Edit Khmer Will Party seeks to rope in 3M voters before national poll How the Candlelight Party Can Restore Political Pluralism to Cambodia The Diplomat Retrieved 11 June 2022 Buth Kimsay Meyn Colin 27 September 2016 CNRP Youth Leader Resigns Ahead of Reforms The Cambodia Daily Retrieved 3 August 2019 Anti Vietnamese sentiment boils in Cambodia UCANews 10 January 2014 Retrieved 18 July 2022 Cambodia s opposition leader plays racist card Deutsche Welle 5 March 2014 Retrieved 18 July 2022 Vong Sokheng and Bridget Di Certo 17 July 2012 Parties to form Cambodia Democratic Movement of National Rescue Phnom Penh Post Archived from the original on 19 August 2012 Retrieved 18 July 2012 a b Cambodia s government asks the courts to abolish the opposition The Economist 12 October 2017 Interior Ministry files complaint to dissolve CNRP The Phnom Penh Post 6 October 2017 Retrieved 9 October 2017 CPP rewriting rules again with amendments planned to political laws to redistribute CNRP seats The Phnom Penh Post 11 October 2017 Retrieved 11 October 2017 Cambodia s main opposition party dissolved by Supreme Court Reuters 16 November 2017 Retrieved 16 November 2017 Pengly Horng 14 November 2017 Live blog Supreme Court rules to dissolve CNRP Retrieved 16 November 2017 Reid Jenni 16 November 2017 Breaking Supreme Court rules to dissolve CNRP Retrieved 16 November 2017 US calls on Cambodia to undo opposition party ban Digital Journal 17 November 2017 Retrieved 17 November 2017 7 point policies of the CNRP Cambodia National Rescue Party in Khmer CNRP Archived from the original on 22 December 2016 Retrieved 17 July 2014 Vichea Pang 1 June 2017 Parties open to gay marriage Retrieved 16 November 2017 External links EditCambodia National Rescue Party s Official Website Archived 2014 10 10 at the Wayback Machine Sam Rainsy Party homepage A web interactive documentary following the adventures of CNRP during 2013 General Elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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