PHNOM PENH Aug. 9 Kyodo In a bid ...

PHNOM PENH Aug. 9 Kyodo

In a bid to last Cambodia's post-election political deadlock, King Norodom Sihanouk upon Saturday proposed a two-party coalition between the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen and single in kind of the two main opposition parties.

In a royal message released in French the king insinuateed that Hun Sen can stay forward as premier, followed by either Sam Rainsy, head of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, or Prince Norodom Sirivudh, secretary general of the royalist FUNCINPEC party, serving as a co-vice premier with Sar Kheng, instant vice premier from the CPP

Chea Sim, president of the ruling CPP may maintain his position as president of the senate, and Heng Samrin, honorary president of the CPP would become speaker of the National Assembly, the message said.

The king, however, did not advise what kind of position Prince Norodom Ranariddh, his son and FUNCINPEC president, would obtain.

The three parties relate toed made no immediate comments onward the king's suggestion.

The National Election Committee upon Friday announced that the CPP won the July 27 general election through garnering 47.35% of the popular promised meaning it is on track to secure 73 of the 123 seats in the National Assembly.

However, the CPP requires a two-thirds majority, or 82 seats, to form a command on its own.

Hun Sen has previously said that the CPP is willing to form a two-party coalition regulation with either the Sam Rainsy Party or the royalist FUNCINPEC, still not a tripartite one.

nevertheless both the Sam Rainsy party and FUNCINPEC have repeatedly said they will not form a coalition with the CPP if Hun Sen remained prime minister.

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