16 April 2014
The ruling CPP has
released its official six-page policy platform for next month’s district, city
and provincial council elections, reiterating customary pledges to promote
social and political stability, economic growth and less corruption in the
country.
The 11,459 commune
councilors in the country, who came to power by popular vote in June 2012, will
on May 18 cast their ballots for the administrative councils for the districts
they fall under, as well as for their overall province or municipality.
The CPP is committed
to “increase the minimum wage of civil servants, soldiers, and police to one
million riel or USD250 by 2018 and the wage of garment factory workers to USD160
by the same date. A vote for CPP councilors is also a vote for “strengthening
the rule of law, the culture of peace, social morality, and opposing all
actions that cause instability and chaos. Other promises include stimulating
economic growth of 7% per year, fighting inflation and working to end land
disputes.
Provincial, district
and city councilors elected for the CPP will also work to “solve immigration
issues, monitor immigration and solve crimes committed by foreigners through
legal measures.”
The Committee for Free
and Fair Elections in Cambodia said that he thought the promises would have
little impact on the results given the nature of the indirect ballot.
The ruling CPP won
72.3% of commune councilor positions in the June 2012 vote. The constituent
parties of the opposition CNRP, which later united in July 2012, won a combined
25.8% with the remainder picked up by minor parties including Funcinpec.
The CNRP has
threatened to make use of the two-week campaign period leading up to the May 18
ballot to resume mass demonstrations against the CPP government of Prime
Minister Hun Sen. The National Election Committee, which is controlled by the
CPP, said on Sunday that legal measures would be taken against any party that
holds protests, “insults” or “looks down” on other parties during the campaign.
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