CNRP prepping party meeting in Philippines

With self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy facing yet another defamation suit and accusations of infidelity continuing to dog deputy opposition president Kem Sokha, senior Cambodia National Rescue Party officials will meet in Manila today in preparation for their biennial party congress later this month.

The meeting will focus on the current political climate and the CNRP’s strategy from the 2017 commune elections and the national elections the following year, officials said yesterday, and will be led by Rainsy – who has remained abroad since last year after being belatedly slapped with a prison sentence over a years-old defamation case, only to be sued twice more by different ruling party officials, most recently last week over comments made on his Facebook page.

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“Importantly, we will be talking about the political situation from October 2015 until the current time,” CNRP spokesman Yem Ponhearith said yesterday. “The second important discussion point is about the political platform and political strategy needed as we move towards elections to bring a positive change.”

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