The Phnom Penh Municipal Court declined to hear the complaint filed by four former FUNCINPEC party officials requesting that the court issue an order to determine whether they retain their membership and position as board members despite their expulsion by the late Prince Norodom Ranariddh.
The royalist FUNCINPEC party is in the midst of a dispute regarding who should take over as party president following the death of Prince Norodom Ranariddh.
The royalist FUNCINPEC party is in the midst of a dispute regarding who should take over as party president following the death of Prince Norodom Ranariddh. The death of the prince on November 28 this year was soon followed by an announcement that a party congress would take place in January, 2022, in order to appoint Ranariddh’s eldest son Prince Norodom Chakravuth as president.
FUNCINPEC plans to hold its party congress in January with plans to elevate Prince Norodom Chakravuth – the eldest son of the late Prince Norodom Ranariddh – to the party’s presidency in advance of the fifth mandate commune council elections in June.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Funcipec plans to hold its party congress in January with plans to elevate Prince Norodom Chakravuth – the eldest son of the late Prince Norodom Ranariddh – to the party’s presidency in advance of the fifth mandate commune council elections in June.