Civil society representatives said they will petition parliament in the coming days to consider amending the constitution to limit prime ministers to two terms in OFFICE.
Speaking at a roundtable discussion organised by election monitor Comfrel yesterday, political analyst Kem Ley said having no restrictions on terms in OFFICE would lead to more corruption.
“Being in office for a long time can create more nepotism, corruption and an absolutist regime,” he said. “When there is an autocratic regime the leader has the power and desire to topple groups who want to protest and express themselves.
“If we cannot restrict the prime minister’s term we will need to campaign and tell people not to support him.”
The discussion, which included speakers from Comfrel, the Cambodian Defenders Project, and Gender and Development Cambodia, centred on amending Article 119 of the constitution to add a clause limiting the prime minister’s term of office to a maximum of 10 years.
Political analyst Sok Touch echoed Ley’s comments.
“Prime Minister [Hun Sen] is bigger than the constitution because he can change the constitution and can create a new one,” he said.
Hun Sen first became prime minister in 1985 and has held power ever since, briefly sharing it with Prince Norodom Ranarridh from 1993 to 1997.
Ny Chakrya, head the human rights and LEGAL AID program at rights group Adhoc, said Hun Sen has acted as a president for life since he came to power.
“Our prime ministers have more power than other countries’,” he said.
Koul Panha, executive director of Comfrel, claimed that “officials in the Cambodian People’s Party also want to restrict the prime minister’s term … but they do not dare to speak out publicly.”
Nhem Thavy, a CPP lawmaker and National Assembly spokesman, said that because limiting the term of the OFFICE of premier was not in the July agreement between the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party and the CPP, it would not be up for discussion.
CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha yesterday lent his support to the proposal.
“I and other [CNRP] lawmakers have to continue to demand [term limits] so that Cambodia can reach a point where all politicians can compete for the confidence of the people with fairness,” he said.
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ងាប់ហើយលោកអើយ ធឺមលីម៊ីត មានហើយតើ ៩៩ឆ្នាំមិនឃើញទេឬ? ចង់មកដូរអីកណ្តាលវាលអីចឹងនោះ វាឥតផ្លូវទេ ស្អីៗសុទ្ធតែ៩៩ ឆ្នាំអស់ហើយ កុំមកភ្លើឡប់ៗស្អីនោះ
អត់បានការ ទៅដើររកដីឱ្យប្រជាជននៅទៅបើទំនេ នោះវាប្រសើជាង ព្រោះ ធឺមលីមីត ៩៩ឆ្នាំមានច្រើនទៀតវើយ តែសុំប្រាប់មុនណា បឹងទន្លេសាបឥតមាន ធឺមលីមីតទេណា គឺស៊ីដាច់តែម្តង តិចថាមិនប្រាប់វើយ។
អំណាចផ្តាច់ការ តើជាអ្វីទៅ?
មានន័យថា គេធ្វើអ្វីៗបានតាមចិត្ត គ្រប់បែបយ៉ាង គ្មានអ្នកណាអាចជ្រៀត ជ្រែក តវា អ្វីបានទេ។
តើនេះវាអាក្រក់ណាស់ទៅឬ? ចុះបើក្នុង គ្រួសារអ្នក ហើយអ្នកជាមេគ្រួសារ តែគេមិនដែលស្តាប់អ្នក តើចិត្តអ្នកវាបៀបណាដែរ ចំពោះអ្នកដេលទទួលខុសត្រូវនោះ? មើលទៅ ខេអាយ ថ្មីៗគេមិនឱ្យអ្នកសរសេរដាក់ដោយមិនចុះឈ្មោះ អ្នកខ្លះ ថាផ្តាច់ការដូច ហ៊ុន សែន តើវាពិតជាដូចមានទេ? តាមពិតអ្នកដឺកនាំទាំងអស់ តាំងពីគ្រួសារហូតដល់ក្រុមហ៊ុន ដល់ប្រទេសជាតិ សុទ្ធតែមានបំណងឱ្យគេស្តាប់បង្គបខ្លួនតែទាំងអស់គ្នាហ្នឹង តែខុសត្រង់ថាសម្លាប់ឬមិនសម្លាប់ ទេដឺង?
Kpeum Mouk Ah Kbot Cheat Hun Sen Dol Kor !!
Ah Niss Thork Maha Thork !!
The protest must go on until that Yuon Kantorb Embassy's man retract his words.
We gat to overcome obstacle if we really want to save Cambodia.
MS. JENDHAMUNI,
On your KI site under the topic " Koh Tral ", you
alleged those who don't sign in to your site are either Khmer haters or Yuon pretending to be Khmers.
Your allegations are offensive, erroneous and degrading to your "good " readers, especially your faithful fans.
Please look into the reasons why good posters refuse to register in a public forum such as yours.
Khmer Nationalist
Heng Soy will come back to life and face the persons who destroy his once the most popular Khmer blog.
KI Media looks like a death valley with nobody commenting anything. This is a WRONG move by KI Media admin. Bye bye KI Media.
លីឌៀបពូកែខាងឣួត រៀនបានត្រឹម diplôme នៅស្រុកខ្មែរហើយ
មកដល់ US ឣត់មានរៀនថែមទៀតទេ។
ឣាមនុស្សរស់ដោយ ការឣួតឣាង វាមិនខ្មោចទេ។
លីឌៀប ខឹងខ្លាំង ឣោយ ទាក់ទង ឣាផៃស៊ីផាន ឣោយរកប្រពន្ធក្មេងមួយ។
លិង្គ លីឌៀប នៅប្រើការបានឬទេ?
not just for PM for all public/gov elected officials... no one should make a career out of politic...they get lazy and too comfortable with their jobs after a while [ as they say in khmer , kbal doss sler ] and no longer care about why they are elected by the people to that position/power in the first place.
Thst good iidear that I would like to see for a long time
"We have had our fair share of leaders who continue to rule and refuse to give way even though it is obvious that the time for change has come. This does suffocate new talent and stifle a democracy."
The two-term limit is a very important feature "to give power to the people and for a powerful democracy,"
....The United States presidents leave office with dignity and grace at the end of their terms and ...."those cling to power to the very end and are often forced out of office in indignity and disgrace..."
There are many benefits for the terms limit, to give the people the ability to re-elect individual members after the expiration of the terms on the suitability of an existing elected representative to continue in office, to give us a stronger democracy, a greater representation of the people as seen in the system of governments, including the United States, Switzerland the Philippines and Venezuela.
"This is very important ....for participatory democracy and representative democracy. It makes way for the represention by the majority. The right of the minority voices will be protected but at the same time this will give effect to the will of the majority that a member of parliament will be elected by the majority of the votes cast". One-of-kon khmer
Jendhamuni feels that she has some kind of power over KI and its readers.
She is no difference than Hun Sen, they are both power hungry.
Her mouth says that she is a devoted Buddhist, but her heart is a Tmill (ធ្មិល).
She was a Buddhist nun and should stay that way instead of tainting herself with politic.
Go back to the temple Jendhamuni, you will have a more peaceful life there.
Jenhamuni even once put the words into an innocent wren bird to sing some anti-Vietnamese, anti-Hun Sen bird song. When I protested her for such abuse of nature, she insulted me by asking: Are you dumber than a wren bird.
Not nice. What I did was simply asking her: I don't believe the wren bird would use the word "Yuon", only a Khmer would use that word.
-Drgunzet-
Look, Mr. Hun Sen were loved by the majority of the Cambodians. They have been reelected him every times. The opposition cannot win and try a new trick with term limit to oust him. That's wrong. Let the people vote and reelect Mr. Hun Sen.
-Drgunzet-
2:57 pm Dirt Drgunzet,
Although we are presently not enthusiastic about Jendhamuni due to her new requirement, we still detest you.
You are a Yuon.Yuon are evil expansionists.
Hun Sen LOST the July 2013 election, but Hanoi told this loser to win, or else !!!
Hun Sen is just a Hanoi's toy !!!
This drug-on-shit youn is still here ?
Have some dog shit savage youn and begun !
Go help build your shit-nam and be educated by your master the China.
Sincerely,
STUPID youn...
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