After the highs of forming government in 1993, the royalist Funcinpec, which has been plagued with infighting, now has candidates trying to reinvent the party’s image to appeal to younger voters.
Informed by her experience with domestic violence and discrimination, a Takhmao city commune-chief candidate is hoping to upset the ruling party’s streak, pledging to change the culture of commune politics.
Under a white and yellow tent in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district, female dancers clad in traditional attire danced as part of a blessing ceremony at the party congress of the beleaguered royalist Funcinpec party.
The funeral of Norodom Ranariddh, the first prime minister of Cambodia, passed smoothly Wednesday morning with pomp, circumstance and little participation from the public.
The king will light the fire for late Prince Norodom Ranariddh’s cremation Wednesday after funeral ceremonies for the former prime minister.
The royalist Funcinpec party fired three senior officials after they filed a complaint with the Interior Ministry alleging that a former wife of party president Prince Norodom Ranariddh took and misused the party seal.
Royalist party Funcinpec announced the return of former co-prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh as party president following a 2018 car crash that severely injured him and killed his wife just before a national election.
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