Cambodia National Rescue Party គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ
Abbreviation	CNRP
President	Kem Sokha
Vice Presidents	Eng Chhai Eang Mu Sochua Pol Hom
Founders	Sam Rainsy Kem Sokha
Founded	17 July 2012
Registered	9 April 2013
Banned	16 November 2017
Merger of	Sam Rainsy Party Human Rights Party Norodom Ranariddh Party
Succeeded by	Cambodia National Rescue Movement Khmer Will Party[1] (self-declared; not legally) Candlelight Party (unofficial)[2]
Youth wing	CNRP Youth[3]
Ideology	Liberalism Liberal democracy Civic nationalism Populism Anti-Vietnamese sentiment[4][5]
Political position	Centre
International affiliation	Liberal International
Regional affiliation	Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
Colors
Slogan	"សង្គ្រោះ បម្រើ ការពារ" (English:"Rescue, Serve, Protect")
Party flag
Website
https://nationalrescueparty.org/ (defunct)
Politics of Cambodia Political parties Elections

TheCambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP;Khmer:គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ,UNGEGN:Kônâbâks Sângkrŏăh Chéatĕ,ALA-LC:Gaṇapaks Sanggroaḥ Jāti[keanapaʔsɑŋkruəhciət]) was a major political party inCambodia. It was founded in 2012 as a merger between theSam Rainsy Party andHuman Rights Party.^[6]

The party believed in the strengthening of freedom and human rights, institution of free and fair elections, and defending Cambodia's "national integrity". It became the sole challenger to theCambodian People's Party after the2013 election. Its official motto was "Rescue, Serve, Protect" (សង្គ្រោះ បម្រើ ការពារSângkrŏăh, Bâmreu, Karpéar) and the logo for the CNRP is the rising sun.

Party leaderKem Sokha was arrested in September 2017, after which the party was in danger of being dissolved, allegedly for being part of a foreign plot to overthrow Prime MinisterHun Sen.^[7][8][9] The case was heard by theSupreme Court of Cambodia which is headed by Chief JusticeDith Munty, a member of the rulingCPP's permanent committee.^[10]

On 16 November 2017, the Supreme Court ruled to ban the CNRP.Charles Santiago, Chairman of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, called this move "the final nail in the coffin for Cambodian democracy".^[11] As a result of the ruling, all CNRP office holders, including 489 commune chiefs and 55 MPs, lost their positions and had their seats allocated to other parties. Additionally, 118 senior party officials were banned from politics for five years.^[12] About half the party’s former MPs, including its vice presidentMu Sochua, had already fled Cambodia before October out of fear of arrest by the ruling party.^[7] The forced dissolution of the party prompted condemnation and calls to reverse the decision from the international community.^[13]

The seven-point policies of the CNRP:^[14]

1. A pension of 40,000 riels or US$10 a month for old people aged 65 and over.
2. A minimum wage of 600,000 riels or US$150 a month for workers.
3. A minimum wage of 1,000,000 riels or US$250 a month for public servants.
4. Guarantee of prices for farm produce (the lowest price of rice is 1,000 riels or US$0.25 per kilo) and of markets for it.
5. Free medical care for the poor.
6. Equal opportunity of the young to receive quality education and to have employment.
7. Lowering the prices of fuel, fertilizers, electricity, and interests on loans.

The domestic policy of the CNRP promoted national reconciliation by banning discrimination, patronage and nepotism based on a set of principles:

• Non-violent struggle and peaceful resolution of problems.
• Respect and observance ofhuman rights.
• Address the issue of illegal immigration through effective enforcement of the nationality law and the immigration law.
• Social justice with the state’s guarantee of human rights, freedoms and equal opportunities in the political, economic and social life.
• Pluralisticliberal democracy where power belongs to the people.
• Sustainable development putting emphasis on production for export, competitiveness and preservation of national resources.
• Propose a referendum forsame-sex marriage.^[15]

The CNRP advocated afree market economy based oneconomic liberalism.

• Competition and equitable development.
• Production for domestic products for consumption and exportation.
• Promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises and the creation of confidence for foreign investment.

• Human resource development with equal access to education.
• Quality and high standard education.
• Technical and professional training to equip the youth with high skills.
• Introducing student loans and scholarship plans for higher education.

• Universal health care
• Clean water, hygiene, and sanitary systems.
• Reform of the health care system by improving the expertise and ethics of medical staffing, provisions of adequate medicine, and medical equipment.

The CNRP called for the raising of living standards for farmers through the provision of adequate farm land and utilization of farm technology, competitiveness, improvement of the quality of farm produce, search for markets for farm produce, and fixing the interest on farm loans to one percent per month.

The CNRP believed inempowering all women to strengthen the foundation of Cambodian society through equal participation in all spheres of public and private life by guaranteeing opportunities to achieve women's financial security, social welfare, land, education, health, justice, and politics.

  Majority  Minority

The CNRP's support base was in the urban populated areas; in rural villages whose livelihood is affected by theland grabbing crisis, and young post-Khmer Rouge baby boomers.

Executive Committee

Standing Committee

Election	Leader	Votes			Seats		Position	Government
		#	%	±	#	±
2013	Sam Rainsy	2,946,176	44.5	15.9	55 / 123	26	2nd	CPP

Election	Leader	Votes			Chiefs		Councillors		Position
		#	%	±	#	±	#	±
2017	Kem Sokha	3,056,824	43.8	13.1	489 / 1,646	449	5,007 / 11,572	2,052	2nd

• 2013–2014 Cambodian protests

• Cambodia National Rescue Party's Official WebsiteArchived 2014-10-10 at theWayback Machine
• Sam Rainsy Party homepage
• A web interactive documentary following the adventures of CNRP during 2013 General Elections

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• Anti-Vietnamese sentiment
• Cambodian democracy movements
• Liberal parties in Cambodia
• Nationalist parties in Cambodia
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• Defunct political parties in Cambodia
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