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| Opposition leader Sam Rainsy |
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy says Cambodians are growing impatient with the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has held on to power for 26 years.
By Kate Woodsome
02 March 2011
Source: VOA.com
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy says Cambodians are growing impatient with the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has held on to power for 26 years. Rainsy says his countrymen could very well decide to follow the example of Egyptians and Tunisians, who recently overthrew their authoritarian rulers.
The opposition leader, who faces a prison sentence at home for allegedly inciting racial tension with Vietnam, is currently living in France. He recently visited the U.S. and spoke with VOA’s Kate Woodsome. In their conversation, Rainsy pointed to parallels between the situation in Cambodia and that in the Middle East.
RAINSY: There are many similarities between Cambodia and those countries where we have seen popular uprisings over the last few weeks or few months. The similarities are related to poverty, to social injustice, to corruption, to the lack of mechanisms whereby the people could express themselves—could express their will to change—to improve—the system. So because of this lack of freedom, and because of the growing popular frustrations and discontent, I think what is happening in Egypt, in Tunisia, and in Libya could take place also in Cambodia any time.
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