grassroots democratic party

Agriculture Minister Dith Tina takes a selfie during a meeting with former GDP officials Yang Saing Koma and Loek Sothea and Prime Minister Hun Sen, in a photo posted to the premier's Facebook page on November 28, 2022.

Briefs: Ex-Opposition Agronomist Gets Third Gov’t Role, Reshuffle in Siem Reap

New Agriculture Ministry official Yang Saing Koma gets a new position. Siem Reap district governors were shuffled around earlier this month.

VOD Staff Dec 20, 6:04 pm

Interior Minister Sar Kheng and Senator Ly Yong Phat at an inauguration for the Phnom Penh Municipal Police on September 8, 2022. (Sar Kheng’s Facebook page)

Controversial Tycoon Ly Yong Phat Elevated to Hun Sen’s Adviser, Others Promoted

A business tycoon, court official, journalist and defecting opposition politicians are among a range of recent government promotions to be advisers, assistants and state officials.

Ouch Sony Dec 12, 6:17 pm

Vote-counting in Takhmao city’s Prek Russei commune, in Kandal, on June 5, 2022. (Danielle Keeton-Olsen/VOD)

Opposition Parties Say They Had Too Little Time to Review Election Procedures

Opposition parties say they received too little time to review a 337-page National Election Committee draft of procedures for the upcoming national election after the committee asked for feedback within two and a half weeks.

Morm Moniroth Nov 18, 5:58 pm

Representatives of the four parties speak to the media outside the National Assembly in July. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

National Assembly ‘Cannot Meet’ Small Parties to Discuss Election Reforms

The National Assembly will not meet with four opposition parties who want to initiate reforms at the National Election Committee to address allegations of irregularities in the conduct of the June commune election.

Morm Moniroth Oct 18, 3:07 pm

Kong Monika, Kong Korm, Teav Vannol and Thach Setha, in a photo posted to Monika’s Facebook page on October 4, 2022.

Two CNRP-Linked Parties ‘Unite’ With an Eye on the July Election

The Khmer Will Party will contest the next national election with the resurgent Candlelight Party, marking a potential merging of minor opposition parties.

Ouch Sony Oct 4, 7:10 pm

Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay speaks to reporters after questioning at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on July 12, 2022. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

Opposition Parties Want NEC Overhaul, CPP Not Interested

Four political parties want an overhaul of the NEC composition, pushing for more independent members on the election body, which has skewed sharply toward the ruling CPP since the dissolution of the CNRP in 2017.

Nhim Sokhorn Jul 12, 7:08 pm

Briefs: Candlelight’s Breaking and Entering Charge, 85 NEC Complaints

A Candlelight Party activist who was arrested in Battambang on Wednesday has now been charged by the court with breaking and entering. The NEC has received 85 election-related complaints.

VOD Staff Jun 10, 11:19 am

Vote counting at Chea Sim Boeng Keng Kang High School in Phnom Penh on June 5, 2022. (Tran Techseng/VOD)

Opposition Parties Unite Over Calls for Election Investigations, Electoral Reforms

A chorus of political parties are decrying the conduct of the June 5 commune election, with the Candlelight Party calling for reforms to the NEC to ensure a smoother process.

Mech Dara Jun 7, 7:10 pm

Choeun Nasy at a GDP rally at Sakream commune, in Kampong Thom’s Prasat Balaing district, on May 26, 2022. (Ananth Baliga/VOD)

Inside an Opposition Councilor’s Five Years as Commune Deputy

In Kampong Thom’s Sakream commune, the Grassroots Democratic Party’s Choeun Nasy spent five years trying to work with the ruling CPP in his role as second deputy chief. “I almost gave up,” he says.

Meng Kroypunlok May 27, 2:14 pm

Pate commune chief Chhay Thy at the commune hall in Ratanakiri’s O'Yadaw district in May 2022. (Ananth Baliga/VOD)

Mixed Feelings in Ratanakiri Over Chhay Thy’s Roads

Pate commune chief Chhay Thy is proud of the two roads he built over the past five years. The former rights worker turned ruling party politician said he was confident of ongoing support from residents, but some said they wanted a Jarai leader, not a Khmer outsider.

Phin Rathana May 23, 6:55 pm