Cambodian opposition party leader Kem Sokha leads thousands of supporters on last campaigning day ahead of local elections

Record ID: 877898

  • Title: Cambodian opposition party leader Kem Sokha leads thousands of supporters on last campaigning day ahead of local elections
  • Date: 2nd June 2017
  • Summary: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (JUNE 2, 2017) (REUTERS) OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTERS HOLDING CAMBODIAN AND CAMBODIA NATIONAL RESCUE PARTY (CNRP) FLAGS, AND PORTRAITS OF FORMER PARTY LEADER SAM RAINSY, DANCING AND CHEERING TO GREET PARTY LEADER KEM SOKHA KEM SOKHA WAVING TO SUPPORTERS FROM TRUCK KEM SOKHA SPEAKING TO SUPPORTERS AT THE RALLY (SOUNDBITE) (Khmer) CAMBODIA'S OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER KEM SOKHA SAYING: "The election to choose the new commune councilors is very important for your everyday life, for your family members, for your communes and especially for our entire country of Cambodia." SUPPORTERS HOLDING PORTRAITS OF FORMER OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER SAM RAINSY CHEERING CROWD OF SUPPORTERS CARRYING PARTY AND CAMBODIAN FLAGS CHEERING MAN WITH PARTY FLAG STUCK ON HIS FACE CHEERING AND CHANTING "WE WILL WIN" SUPPORTERS CHANTING "VOTE FOR THE CAMBODIA NATIONAL RESCUE PARTY (CNRP)" (SOUNDBITE) (Khmer) OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTER PAY KIMSIEK SAYING: "I am so very happy; it is the final day of the election campaign. I am proud of the Cambodian people, this election is to better Cambodians' lives, which are now facing serious problems with the current dictator leader." KIMSIEK CHANTING "WE WILL WIN THIS ELECTION" (SOUNDBITE) (Khmer) OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTER MAO SAYON SAYING: "I expect we will win this election with 100 percent (of the vote) because many, many of our people have come to join our parade, many more than what we had estimated." SAYON PREPARES TO TAKE PART IN PARADE ON HIS MOTORCYCLE OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTERS START RALLYING ON MOTORCYCLES ON THE STREET SUPPORTERS DANCING ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK SUPPORTERS ON THE TRUCK WAVING TO PEOPLE BY THE ROADSIDE OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTERS ON A MOTORCYCLE WITH A CHILD CROWD OF OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTERS ON MOTORCYCLES PARADE ON A BRIDGE PARTY LEADERS ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK GREETING SUPPORTERS ALONG THE STREET OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER KEM SOKHA WAVING TO SUPPORTERS FROM THE BACK OF TRUCK SUPPORTER LEADS THE CROWD IN A CHANT, SAYING ON MICROPHONE: "WIN OR NOT? WIN, WIN!" AND "LONG LIVE THE CNRP!" SUPPORTERS ALONG THE STREET HIT A METAL GONG TO GREET THOSE TAKING PART IN PARADE SUPPORTERS ON MOTORCYCLES TAKING PART IN THE PARADE CHEERING PEOPLE CHEERING ON THE ROAD SIDE, SOME HOLDING PICTURES OF FORMER CNRP LEADER SAM RAINSY AND CURRENT LEADER KEM SOKHA TRUCK CARRYING CNRP LEADER KEM SOKHA THROUGH CROWD OF SUPPORTERS ALONG THE STREET CROWD OF SUPPORTERS ON THE BRIDGE WAVING FLAGS
  • Embargoed: 16th June 2017 11:25
  • Keywords: mass rally national vote Cambodia National Rescue Party Kem Sokha Phnom Penh opposition party leader election campaigning Cambodia local election
  • Location: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
  • City: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
  • Country: Cambodia
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016JL50SL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Cambodian opposition party leader Kem Sokha joined thousands of his supporters on Friday (June 2) afternoon in the last rally ahead of local elections on Sunday (June 4).
    Stressing how important these local elections were, Kem Sokha rallied with his supporters from a truck in a parade of motorcycles that filled the streets with excited cheering supporters. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is expected to improve its showing in these communal elections, and Kem Sokha has been campaigning in all 25 provinces.
    The June 4 local election is seen as the biggest challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) have faced in nearly four decades after narrowly winning the last election in 2013 - their worst election result since Cambodia returned to full democracy in 1998. The hotly anticipated national election next year could extend Hun Sen's more than 30-year rule or make way for a new era of leadership by the CNRP in Cambodia - one of Asia's poorest countries.
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