League for Democracy
| League for Democracy | |
|---|---|
| Party leader | Khem Veasna |
| founding | July 15, 2005 / June 26, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh |
| Alignment |
Center-left , left-wing liberalism , progressivism , political center / third way , populism , trade union , freedom rights |
| Website | www.camldp.org |
The League for Democracy ( League for Democracy Party , LDP; khm. គណបក្ស សម្ព័ន្ធ ដើម្បី ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ) is a Cambodian party . It was founded on July 15, 2005 and officially recognized and registered on June 26, 2006. The party leader is Khem Veasna , a former member of the Sam Rainsy party . The declared aim of the party is "a nation in which we all live as its owners". Its mission is to enforce the party's "eight political principles" in order to "limit government power and restore power to citizens."
history
The League for Democracy (LDP) was founded on July 15, 2005 by a small group of people who share similar ideas and beliefs to solve Cambodia's social and political problems.
The founders submitted the application for recognition of the party in accordance with the laws governing the establishment of political parties. The LDP was announced at 792 ប្រ. ក officially recognized, established and registered by the Ministry of Interior from June 26, 2006.
The 1st regular LDP Congress was celebrated on November 6, 2011 with around 2000 participants. Khem Veasna was elected president of the party. Around 5,000 supporters gathered in Phnom Penh for the party's 2nd ordinary congress . Khem Veasna was confirmed as party president.
Political orientation
The party is considered to be left-wing because it demands that all Cambodians are equal before the law, as the party program says: "A nation in which we live as equals."
“The ruling establishment enjoys its comfortable lifestyle above the law, which has created many problems in Cambodia that it faces today. The main solution to the problems is to decentralize the power that the ruling party has long held in its hands. This is intended to relieve the top leadership of the nation and at the same time create new responsibilities for the lower levels of the administrative system. These should be elected directly by the people. "
- The eight political principles
The eight political principles mentioned by the party are intended to "reduce, restrict and monitor the power of governments at all levels, with the citizens maintaining control over governments through their unity".
- The Prime Minister's term of office is to be limited to two terms of five years. This prevents an authoritarian, despotistic or totalitarian government that causes exploitation, corruption and nepotism that severely affects society and ultimately leads to a failed state.
- Prime ministers and high-ranking government officials are not allowed to form their own security forces or life guards. The formation of such units can lead to independent armed groups and power struggles. They therefore do not serve the interests of the citizens.
- During his term in office, the Prime Minister will temporarily reside in the government building made available by the government of the people. This as a security measure to protect the Prime Minister and his immediate family while serving the nation.
- Formation of an administrative court.
- The role and function as well as the promotion of generals in the military and police should be approved by parliament.
- Government officials must be neutral.
- At all levels of government (municipality, district, province) there must be a parliament or a representative. This representation should serve the concerns of the population.
- Majority vote for the election of members of parliament.
elections
Local elections
In the 2012 local elections, the LDP won eight seats, little compared to the large parties ( CPP over 8,000 seats, Norodom Ranariddh party still 52 seats), but considerable compared to the other small parties, all of which win at most one seat could.
The party has grown steadily since it was founded in 2005 and ran for local elections in 2017 in 844 municipalities, more than half of the total of 1646 municipalities, but only won four seats.
National elections
The LDP ran in the national elections in 2008, 2013 and 2018. In 2018 it became the third strongest party, but as before could not win a seat.
| elections | Seats | be right | proportion of | Result | Campaign manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
0/123 |
68,389 | 1.03% | 0 seats; Non-governmental party | Khem Veasna |
| 2013 |
0/123 |
68.909 | 1.15% | 0 seats; Non-governmental party | Khem Veasna |
| 2018 |
0/125 |
309.364 | 4.86% | 0 seats; Non-governmental party | Khem Veasna |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Position Paper of League for Democracy Party on Current Political Deadlocks in Cambodia. League for Democracy Party. January 16, 2014 (PDF; 1.23 MB).
- ↑ Meas Sokchea, Sebastian Strangio: Party profiles: An election rundown. In: The Phnom Penh Post . July 11, 2008
- ↑ a b Mech Dara: League for Democracy Party holds congress. In: The Phnom Penh Post. April 4, 2016.
- ^ Justine Drennan: Running with the big dogs. In: The Phnom Penh Post. 22. July 2013.
- ^ Kong Meta, Erin Handley: Small parties have large hopes for commune elections. In: Phnom Penh Post. 29 May 2017.