23 July 2014
The
top-level talks between the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the main
opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) ended this afternoon with
fruitful outcomes.
The
negotiations held at the Senate Office from 09:00 am to nearly 02:00 pm, ended
successfully with fruitful results, that the leaders of CPP and CNRP agreed on
seven important points to settle the year-long political crisis following the
parliamentary elections on July 28, 2013. Both parties agreed to work together
in the National Assembly (NA) towards solving national issues based on the
principles of democracy and the rule of law, he underlined, affirming that the
CNRP’s elected lawmakers will take oath and attend the NA’s session soon.
CPP and
CNRP agreed to reform the National Election Committee (NEC). The NEC members
have to be approved by 50-percent plus one, while this independent institution
is composed of 9 members (4 selected by the ruling political party, 4 by
the political parties that have NA seats, but do not join a coalition with
the government, and 1 by the agreement between the political parties having NA
seats).
Both CPP
and CNRP agreed to re-organize the NA’s leadership by dividing the leadership
role in the Standing Committee by the 7 to 6 formula, and by establishing
another NA’s commission – the Commission on Investigation, Clearance, and
Anti-corruption. This new commission will be chaired by a CNRP lawmaker. With
the new structure, the NA president will be from CPP, the first vice president
from CNRP, and the second vice president from CPP. CPP will chair the NA’s 2nd,
4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th commissions, while CNRP will chair the 1st, 3rd, 7th,
8th, and 10th, the newly established commission.
Besides,
the two political parties agreed to re-arrange the date for the next elections,
but not to hold the re-election, that they also agreed to examine the
re-organization of the Senate’s leadership, as well as to reform and strengthen
key state institutions, especially the independent institutions so that they
can serve the nation and people in accordance with the principles of multiparty
democracy and the rule of law.
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