Cambodian PM meets opposition leader

CAMBODIA'S long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen and the head of the main opposition party are holding their first face-to-face meeting in years.

The move is a bid to find a way out of the country's political stalemate over a disputed election.

The opposition says it would have won had the vote been fair and has threatened to boycott parliament's first session on September 23 unless an independent committee investigates its claims of widespread voting irregularities.

The government has rejected the demands.

Saturday's meeting between Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy was called by King Norodom Sihamoni, and is being held at the Royal Palace in the capital, Phnom Penh.

Sam Rainsy's party made major gains in the July vote from previous elections, although the ruling party retained a majority of legislative seats.

The talks lasted about 20 minutes, and Hun Sen left without commenting.

Asked by reporters what had come out of the meeting, Sam Rainsy replied simply: "No, no, there is nothing."

Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, said that the discussions could have focused on allotting the opposition several parliamentary leadership positions, reforming the electoral commission and allowing Sam Rainsy to take a seat in parliament.

Their meeting comes a day before the opposition has planned another mass protest in Phnom Penh.

Opposition leaders have said they expect 20,000 people to turn out again to demand an investigation into the election results.

They say the protest will continue for three days.

Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

Cambodian PM meets opposition leader

Dengan url

http://tempatistirahatan.blogspot.com/2013/09/cambodian-pm-meets-opposition-leader.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

Cambodian PM meets opposition leader

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

Cambodian PM meets opposition leader

sebagai sumbernya