Sisowath Thomico, President of the Sangkum Jatiniyum Front Party, said Thursday that his party will merge with the Norodom Ranariddh Party

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UPDATED: 08:29, April 27, 2007
Two Cambodian royalist parties merge for 2008 general election

Cambodian Prince Sisowath Thomico, President of the Sangkum Jatiniyum
Front Party (SJF), said Thursday that his party will merge with the
Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) to compete in the general election in
2008.

"The Secretary General of my party keeps on discussing with Prince
Ranariddh who stays in Malaysia about more details of merging the two
royalist parties," Thomico told reporters at a press conference held
here.

The merging of the two parties will provide them with more strength
and make more people support them, Thomico said, adding that his party
will hold a congress soon to get support from all party members.

"I trend to merge all royalist political parties in the kingdom for
reaching success in the 2008 general election," he added.

According to the final results announced Tuesday by the Cambodian
National Election Committee (NEC), both royalist parties did not win a
single commune chief seats of the total 1,621 commune councils
throughout the country in the April 1 commune councils election. They
only won council-member seats.

Source: Xinhua

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