The party, founded in 1995 as the Khmer Nation Party,[8] renamed the Sam Rainsy Party in 1998,[8] and recently in 2018, it was renamed the Candlelight Party. This party is currently the official opposition to the ruling Cambodian People's Party. Since the decline of the junior coalition partner, FUNCINPEC, in the 2008 National Assembly elections, the Candlelight Party is now considered the second largest party and the largest opposition party in Cambodia. The party won 15 of the 123 seats in the National Assembly in the 1998 elections, 24 seats in the 2003 elections, and 26 seats in the 2008 elections. The CP won two seats in the 2006 Senate elections. In 2009, it formally allied with the Human Rights Party in the Democratic Movement of Change.
In 2008, party activist Tuot Saron was arrested on a charge of "being an accomplice to unlawful confinement".[9] International human rights groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International described the charges as a politically motivated attempt to intimidate other SRP activists.[9][10] Tuot Saron was released on 26 November 2010, following a Royal Pardon decree.[11]
^"Candlelight Party amends statue in Congress". Khmer Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^Nov, Sivutha (8 June 2022). "20 NA seats possible for Candlelight Party: Yara". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^"Opposition Candlelight Party gains steam in Cambodia in shadow of crackdown". Radio Free Asia. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ ab"Cambodia's Local Elections Have Ended Hun Sen's One-Party System". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
^ ab"Cambodia Prisoner of Conscience Tuot Saron". Amnesty International. September 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
^"Cambodia: Opposition Officials Arrested to Sway Elections". Human Rights Watch. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
^"Tout Saron, SRP activist and Amnesty Int'l "Prisoner of Conscience", finally released from jail". Cambodian Today. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
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candlelight, party, khmer, គណបក, សភ, ងទ, ungegn, kônâbâks, phleung, tiĕn, gaṇapaks, bhloeng, dian, keanapaʔ, pʰləːŋ, tiən, liberal, party, cambodia, party, member, council, asian, liberals, democrats, liberal, international, alliance, democrats, largest, oppos. The Candlelight Party Khmer គណបក សភ ល ងទ ន UNGEGN Konabaks Phleung Tiĕn ALA LC Gaṇapaks Bhloeng Dian keanapaʔ pʰleːŋ tien 5 is a liberal party in Cambodia The party was a member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats Liberal International and the Alliance of Democrats It is the largest opposition party in Cambodia and the main challenger to the ruling Cambodian People s Party 2 6 7 The party which would have been the only competitive opposition party to the CPP was disqualified from running in the 2023 election by the National Election Committee despite previously being permitted to participate in the 2022 local elections The party resumed political activity in October 2021 after having been inactive since 2012 Candlelight Party គណបក សភ ល ងទ នPresidentTeav VannolVice PresidentsThach Setha 1 Son ChhayRong ChhunFounderSam RainsyFounded2 November 1995 27 years ago 1995 11 02 HeadquartersSangkat Veal Sbov Khan Chbar Ampov Phnom Penh CambodiaIdeologyLiberalismLiberal democracy 2 Progressivism 3 Political positionCentre to centre leftRegional affiliationCouncil of Asian Liberals and DemocratsSlogan ស លធម សច ចធម យ ត ត ធម Integrity Truth Justice 4 Senate0 62National Assembly0 125Commune chiefs4 1 652Commune councillors2 198 11 622Websitecandlelightparty wbr org candlelightparty wbr info wbr en wbr Politics of CambodiaPolitical partiesElectionsSam Rainsy campaign bus during the 2008 electionThe party founded in 1995 as the Khmer Nation Party 8 renamed the Sam Rainsy Party in 1998 8 and recently in 2018 it was renamed the Candlelight Party This party is currently the official opposition to the ruling Cambodian People s Party Since the decline of the junior coalition partner FUNCINPEC in the 2008 National Assembly elections the Candlelight Party is now considered the second largest party and the largest opposition party in Cambodia The party won 15 of the 123 seats in the National Assembly in the 1998 elections 24 seats in the 2003 elections and 26 seats in the 2008 elections The CP won two seats in the 2006 Senate elections In 2009 it formally allied with the Human Rights Party in the Democratic Movement of Change In 2008 party activist Tuot Saron was arrested on a charge of being an accomplice to unlawful confinement 9 International human rights groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International described the charges as a politically motivated attempt to intimidate other SRP activists 9 10 Tuot Saron was released on 26 November 2010 following a Royal Pardon decree 11 Contents 1 Election results 1 1 General elections 1 2 Communal elections 1 3 Senate elections 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksElection results EditGeneral elections Edit Election Leader Votes Seats Position Government 1998 Sam Rainsy 699 665 14 3 New 15 122 New nbsp 3rd CPP FUNCINPEC2003 1 130 423 21 9 nbsp 7 6 24 123 nbsp 9 nbsp 3rd CPP FUNCINPEC2008 1 316 714 21 9 nbsp 26 123 nbsp 2 nbsp 2nd CPP FUNCINPECCommunal elections Edit Election Leader Votes Chiefs Councillors Position 2002 Sam Rainsy 736 454 16 9 New 13 1 621 New 1 329 11 261 New nbsp 3rd2007 1 303 906 25 2 nbsp 8 3 28 1 621 nbsp 15 2 660 11 353 nbsp 1 331 nbsp 2nd2012 1 224 460 20 8 nbsp 4 4 22 1 633 nbsp 6 2 155 11 459 nbsp 505 nbsp 2nd2017 Teav Vannol Did not contest 0 1 646 nbsp 22 0 11 572 nbsp 2 155 2022 1 610 556 22 2 nbsp 22 2 4 1 652 nbsp 4 2 198 11 622 nbsp 2 198 nbsp 2ndSenate elections Edit Election Leader Votes Seats Position Outcome 2006 Kong Korm 1 165 10 3 2 57 nbsp 5 nbsp 3rd Minority2012 2 503 21 9 nbsp 11 6 11 57 nbsp 9 nbsp 2nd MinoritySee also EditCategory Candlelight Party politicians Liberalism Contributions to liberal theory Liberalism worldwide List of liberal parties Liberal democracyReferences Edit Candlelight Party congress issues official policy plans Phnom Penh Post Retrieved 28 May 2022 a b How the Candlelight Party Can Restore Political Pluralism to Cambodia The Diplomat Retrieved 28 May 2022 Cambodian Opposition Rises from the Ashes Ahead of Local Elections Voice of America 3 June 2022 Retrieved 11 June 2022 Sam Rainsy Party Candlelight Party amends statue in Congress Khmer Times Retrieved 1 September 2018 Nov Sivutha 8 June 2022 20 NA seats possible for Candlelight Party Yara The Phnom Penh Post Retrieved 10 June 2022 Opposition Candlelight Party gains steam in Cambodia in shadow of crackdown Radio Free Asia 7 February 2022 Retrieved 10 June 2022 a b Cambodia s Local Elections Have Ended Hun Sen s One Party System thediplomat com Retrieved 2022 07 14 a b Cambodia Prisoner of Conscience Tuot Saron Amnesty International September 2010 Retrieved 26 December 2011 Cambodia Opposition Officials Arrested to Sway Elections Human Rights Watch 23 March 2008 Retrieved 26 December 2011 Tout Saron SRP activist and Amnesty Int l Prisoner of Conscience finally released from jail Cambodian Today 15 December 2010 Retrieved 26 December 2011 External links EditSam Rainsy Party official site nbsp This article about a Cambodian political 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