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Cambodia National Rescue Party officials yesterday fanned out across the country to call for calm amongst grassroots members, as the European Parliament passed a resolution demanding the government revoke a two-year prison term levelled against opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who remains abroad.

Splitting into three teams, the lawmakers visited several provinces as part of a four-day national tour to discuss the party’s strategy after a tumultuous month.

Since October 26 – when two opposition lawmakers were bashed outside the National Assembly by men who emerged from a pro-Cambodian People’s Party rally – the CNRP has seen its leader, Sam Rainsy, booted from parliament and slapped with an arrest warrant, and his deputy Kem Sokha ousted as the assembly’s first vice president. “We are promoting the culture of dialogue, even if we have some challenges,” CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann said of the party’s message.

read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national

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