CNRP faithful wasted their time, PM claims

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Meas Sokchea

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday mocked diehard opposition party supporters whom he said had devoted themselves and their livelihoods to the Cambodia National Rescue Party during its 10-month boycott of parliament, only to now be left abandoned and “in poverty” after the CNRP decided to take its seats.

Speaking to Norton University students during a graduation ceremony on Koh Pich, the premier first told the crowd that he was glad a political deal signed between the two parties on July 22 had brought an end to a year of deadlock.

He then took aim at opposition backers, who he said had single-mindedly followed the CNRP – instead of thinking about their families or jobs – during months of post-election protests.

“In the end, politicians are politicians. In the end, [the CNRP] joined the parliament while all of you are now outside selling cows, selling buffaloes, selling chicken and selling ducks,” Hun Sen said.

 

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