Cambodia: opposition supporters continue anti-government protests
According to Xinhua, the protests, led by CNRP President Sam Rainsy
and Vice President Kem Sokha, entered the eighth day and was considered
the largest-ever marching in the capital since the July election.
Protesters marched around 20 km through streets in the capital in the afternoon.
Earlier, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed that he will neither step
down nor call a reelection because he has done nothing wrong.
According to Article 78 of the country's constitution, the National
Assembly shall not be dissolved before the end of its five-year term,
except when the royal government is twice deposed within a period of
twelve months.
"So, in Cambodia, the Prime
Minister, the King, and the National Assembly itself have no rights to
dissolve the parliament," he said.
The PM also
warned that his government will take legal action against protesters if
they block highways or capture government buildings.
Political row between the ruling party and the opposition party has
persisted since the July election results showed that the ruling party
won a majority of vote with 68 parliamentary seats against 55 seats for
the opposition.
The opposition refused to accept the outcome and has boycotted the parliament since then.
Despite the opposition's boycott, the ruling party-formed parliament
voted on September 24 for the establishment of a new government under
the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen.-VNA