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President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party - Sam Rainsy

President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party - Sam Rainsy

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Can the leader of the Cambodian opposition make a difference when he is in exile ?

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Sarah Montague speaks to the President of the Cambodia National
Rescue Party, Sam Rainsy. The UN, US and Europe all say they are
worried about what is going on in Cambodia. More than a dozen
opposition figures are in prison, the party's vice president has
not left their headquarters in four months for fear of being
arrested, and the opposition leader Sam Rainsy fled the country
to avoid jail. They want to replace Prime Minister Hun Sen, who
has been in power for more than 30 years and whom they claim has
rigged past elections. They have threatened mass demonstrations
if the intimidation continues. But can their leader make a
difference to life in Cambodia when he is in self-imposed exile
in Europe?

(Photo: Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, 2014. Credit:
Tang Chin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images)