[Published in the Cambodia Daily, June 23, 2014.]
Mu Sochua, in her opinion article “The CNRP’s Goal Is to Build
People Power, National Institutions,” (June 17, page 22) declares, “The people
have spoken. And we should honor them.”
One of the ways in which the
Cambodian people have spoken was through the ballot box last July 28.
The CNRP has repeatedly claimed that the official
result was different from the reality, that the opposition really won 63 seats,
not 55. But the CNRP has never presented any specific claims regarding vote
totals in any province: that is, it has presented nothing that could be checked
by impartial observers.
So, if Mu Sochua really wants to honor the people’s
voice, I challenge her either to present specific claims about which NEC
figures from which provinces were wrong, or to admit that the CNRP claim of
winning 63 seats is incorrect.
by Allen
Myers