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Cambodia National Rescue Party

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President
  
Kem Sokha

Founded
  
17 July 2012

Secretary-General
  
Yim Sovann

Cambodia National Rescue Party

Vice Presidents
  
Pol Hom Mu Sochua Eng Chhai Eang

Merger of
  
Sam Rainsy Party Human Rights Party

Headquarters
  
576 National Road 2, Sangkat Chakangrae Leu, Khan Mean Chey, Phnom Penh

The Cambodia National Rescue Party, commonly abbreviated as CNRP, (Khmer: គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ, [kuə̯n paʔ sɑŋkruəh ciət], literally: "Party of Rescuing the Nation") is one of the two major political parties in Cambodia, with the other being the Cambodian People's Party. It was founded in 2012 as a merger between the Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party.

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The Cambodia Democratic Movement of National Rescue, the transitional body ahead of the merger, has established working groups to unite the two groups and is in the process of creating a joint national platform and common party policies. The logo for the CNRP is the rising sun.

The party believes in the strengthening of freedom and human rights, institution of free and fair elections, and defending Cambodia's "national integrity". It became the sole challenger to the Cambodian People's Party after the 2013 election. Its official motto is "rescue, serve, protect" (Khmer: សង្គ្រោះ បម្រើ ការពារ).

Party platform

The 7-point policies of the CNRP:

  1. A pension of 40,000 riels or US$10 a month for old people aged 65 and over.
  2. A minimum wage of 600,000 riels or US$150 a month for workers.
  3. A minimum wage of 1,000,000 riels or US$250 a month for public servants.
  4. Guarantee of prices for farm produce (the lowest price of rice is 1,000 riels or US$0.25 per kilo) and of markets for it.
  5. Free medical care for the poor.
  6. Equal opportunity of the young to receive quality education and to have employment.
  7. Lowering the prices of fuel, fertilizers, electricity, and interests on loans.

Domestic policy

The domestic policy of the CNRP promotes national reconciliation by banning discrimination, patronage and nepotism based on a set of principles:

  • Non-violent struggle and peaceful resolution of problems.
  • Respect and observance of human rights.
  • Address the issue of illegal immigration through effective enforcement of the nationality law and the immigration law.
  • Social justice with the state’s guarantee of human rights, freedoms and equal opportunities in the political, economic and social life.
  • Pluralistic liberal democracy where power belongs to the people.
  • Sustainable development putting emphasis on production for export, competitiveness and preservation of national resources.

    • Economy

    The CNRP advocates a free market economy based on economic liberalism.

  • Competition and equitable development.
  • Production for domestic products for consumption and exportation.
  • Promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises and the creation of confidence for foreign investment.

    • Education, Youth and Employment

  • Human resource development with equal access to education.
  • Quality and high standard education.
  • Technical and professional training to equip the youth with high skills.
  • Introducing student loans and scholarship plans for higher education.

    • Healthcare

  • Universal health care
  • Clean water, hygiene, and sanitary systems.
  • Reform of the health care system by improving the expertise and ethics of medical staffing, provisions of adequate medicine, and medical equipment.

    • Agriculture

    The CNRP calls for the raising of living standards for farmers through the provision of adequate farm land and utilization of farm technology, competitiveness, improvement of the quality of farm produce, search for markets for farm produce, and fixing the interest on farm loans to one percent per month.

    Women's rights

    The CNRP believes in empowering all women to strengthen the foundation of Cambodian society through equal participation in all spheres of public and private life by guaranteeing opportunities to achieve women's financial security, social welfare, land, education, health, justice, and politics.

    Regional strength

         Majority      Minority

    Support base

    The CNRP's support base lies in the urban populated areas; in rural villages whose livelihood have been affected by the land-grabbing crisis, and young post-Khmer Rouge baby boomers.

    Organization

    Executive Committee

    Standing Committee

    References

    Cambodia National Rescue Party Wikipedia
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