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Posted by: | Posted on: July 31, 2016

Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 71

Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 71

Op-Ed: The CEROC

This analysis part (71), Mr. Sophan Seng analysed on the Cambodian voters who are not having citizenship identification ready for voter registration. If they missed to register for vote, they shall miss opportunity to vote in upcoming commune election on June 4th, 2017.

Kampong Trach, by Jacek Piwowarczyk 1993

Kampong Trach, by Jacek Piwowarczyk 1993

National Election Committee (NEC) announced on preparation of voters registration dated between September 1st, 2016 to November 25th, 2016. Ministry of Interior who is responsible for issuing citizenship id said that there are more than 2 millions are not having proper citizenship id and observers are worrying that those are fallen into the old mechanism of doubles names, disenfranchisement, and missing names etc.

Posted by: | Posted on: July 28, 2016

EU expressed worry on current NEC in assigning duties to local authority to conduct voters registrating

Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 70

This part (70), broadcasted by CMN Radio on 26-27 June 2016, Mr. Sophan Seng discussed the deficits of neutrality and effective work performance of the NEC because of political influence by the government-led party.

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Photo Courtesy: VOD

EU expressed worry on the assignment to local authority to taking part in voters registration following steps of old controversial mechanism. This latest phenomena is one among those irregularities NEC has undergone under the pressure and influence of government. NEC has difficulties to match between ID or voters registration files with database of citizens. NEC has obstacles to access to citizen-database as well as conduct its business independently especially provision laws enacted in March 24, 2015.

Very different from Election Committee of Canada that government and authority respected all its business operations and requests for close incorporation, Cambodia’s NEC has always been under consultations with government in all its business transactions.

Posted by: | Posted on: June 29, 2016

MP Kennedy Steward of Canada supported The CEROC Canada

Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 68

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Mr. Sophan Seng and MP Kennedy Steward

This part (68) was broadcasted on June 06, 2016, Mr. Sophan Seng described on his effort to lobby Canada’s government to support Cambodians overseas especially Cambodian-Canadian citizens whose campaign for rights to vote in Cambodia elections must be endorsed.

Through meeting with MP Kennedy Steward who is Burnaby caucus chair of NDP’s opposition party, Kennedy delightfully endorsed by accepting signatures and make a speech out loud to demand for collective support in the Parliament Hill of Canada in the next parliamentary session of commencement.

Posted by: | Posted on: June 7, 2016

The legal accusations towards NEC’s high ranking officers is a threat to democracy

Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 66

Op-Ed: The CEROC

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Rong Chhun

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Ny Chariya

 

 

This part (66) broadcasted by CMN Radio on May 23rd, 2016, Mr. Sophan Seng articulated on the ongoing interference of the Cambodia government-led party CPP towards the independent court as the court has executed Ny Chariya, secretary of National Election Committee (NEC), after pro-government Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) interrogated and detained him.

At the present, Rong Chhun who is member of nine high ranking officers of NEC was also reopened the past expiry case involving his status of President of Independent Teachers Association accused by the government on minimum wage protesting by the garment workers in 2014.

Both legal accusations towards NEC’s officers government suspected on their performance is a grave threatening towards the success of next commune election 2017 and national election 2018.