Alliance Towards the Future
Alliance Towards the Future សម្ព័ន្ធភាពឆ្ពោះទៅអនាគត | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Teav Vannol Pol Ham Veng Virak Kong Molika |
| Founded | 11 October 2023 |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy Liberalism Factions: Progressivism[1] Populism Social democracy[2] |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Alliance parties | CLP KWP GDP CRP |
| Colors | Turquoise (Customary) |
| Senate | 3 / 62
|
| National Assembly | 0 / 125
|
| Commune Chiefs | 4 / 1,652
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| Commune councilors | 2,204 / 11,622
|
| Provincial, municipal, town and district councillors | 0 / 4,114
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| Provincial Governors | 0 / 25
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The Alliance Towards the Future (Khmer: សម្ព័ន្ធភាពឆ្ពោះទៅអនាគត, UNGEGN: Sâmpoănthôphéap Chhpŏăh Tŏu Ânéakôt) is an opposition alliance in Cambodia. The opposition alliance includes the Candlelight Party and three minor parties, the Khmer Will Party, the Grassroots Democratic Party, and the Cambodia Reform Party, with its main focus is to field candidates in the 2024 senate and provincial elections and the general election of 2028 as well as the local commune elections of 2027.[3][4][5][6]
Background[edit]
After the Candlelight Party was officially denied registration by the National Election Committee, meaning that they were disqualified from participating in the election. The reason given was a failure to submit proper registration documents, which the party said it would appeal.[7] The representatives of the Candlelight Party (CP) have agreed to meet with the Ministry of Interior to resolve issues with the party's misplaced original registration papers.[8] Parties are only permitted to take part in national elections under the rules set forth by the National Election Committee if they present the identical original document that was shared with the Interior Ministry at the time of the party's registration. In the most recent National Election, the CLP was disqualified from running for office after failing to present it. In order to restore its status as a duly registered party with the ministry, the opposition party requested the meeting in order to obtain a copy of the original paperwork from the ministry. The ministry however stated that they must retain a copy of the original document for their records and that they are unable to give it to the CLP.[9]
After getting denied the documents by the Ministry of Interior, in order to challenge the ruling party's dominance in the next elections forward, the Candlelight party has teamed up with three minority parties that were unable to win any seats: Khmer Will Party, Grassroots Democratic group, and Cambodia Reform Party. The alliance known as "Alliance Towards The Future" was unveiled, with its goal is to unite power through collective democracy in order to challenge the CPP in the commune elections of 2027 and the national elections of 2028. All four parties will keep their own parties, but a working group will be established to oversee the Alliance Towards the Future process. Additionally, they will designate districts to which candidates from each party will run in the election. Some political analysts expressing concern over whether the alliance will face the same fate as of CNRP.[10]
On 8 November 2023, the Alliance had chosen to support the Khmer Will Party list for the 2024 senate and provincial elections, members of CLP are welcome to join the KWP to contest in the elections.[11] The NEC later which approved the list of KWP candidates for the 2024 senate election.[12]
Electoral history[edit]
Senate elections[edit]
| Election | Party leader | Votes | Seats | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± | # | ± | |||
| 2024 | Kong Monika | 1,394 | 11.92 | New | 3 / 62
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New |  2nd
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References[edit]
- ^ "Cambodian Opposition Rises from the Ashes Ahead of Local Elections". Voice of America. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "ABOUT GDP". gdpcambodia.org. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Cambodia's Candlelight Party forms alliance with 3 smaller parties". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "CP wants to form alliances with other parties - Khmer Times". 25 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Vansong, Thoeun (10 October 2023). "បក្សភ្លើងទៀន និងបក្ស៣ទៀត ប្រកាសរួមគ្នា តែបក្សកាន់អំណាច ថា មិនមានអ្វីជាក្ដីបារម្ភឡើយ". Kampuchea Thmey Daily. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Lai, Sokpeavithey (11 October 2023). "បក្ស៤ បង្កើត «សម្ព័ន្ធភាពឆ្ពោះទៅអនាគត» ដើម្បីរួមគ្នា លើកកម្ពស់ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ". Thmey Thmey. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Cambodia disqualifies sole credible opposition Candlelight Party ahead of July election". ABC News. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Interior Ministry to meet CP reps over registration today - Khmer Times". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Ministry asks CP to recover their original document - Khmer Times". 21 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Narim, Khuon (11 October 2023). "Three Minority Parties Form Alliance with Candlelight Party | CamboJA News". cambojanews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "CP members join with KWP to contest elections - Khmer Times". 5 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "សេចក្តីសម្រេច លេខ ៥៧១ គ.ជ.ប.ស.ស.រ ស្តីពីការចុះបញ្ជីគណបក្សនយោបាយឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត និងបញ្ជីបេក្ខជនឈរឈ្មោះ សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា នីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ (គណបក្ស ឆន្ទៈខ្មែរ) | គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប)". www.nec.gov.kh (in Khmer). Retrieved 18 December 2023.