Khmer National United Party

Cambodian political party From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Khmer National United Party (KNUP; Khmer: គណបក្សខ្មែររួបរួមជាតិ, ខ.រ.ជ, UNGEGN: Kônâbâks Khmêr Ruŏbruŏm Chéatĕ, K.R.C) is a Cambodian political party founded in February 2016 by Nhek Bun Chhay and former members of FUNCINPEC.[4]

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Khmer National United Party
គណបក្សរួបរួមជាតិខ្មែរ
AbbreviationKNUP (English)
ខ.រ.ជ (Khmer)
LeaderNhek Bun Chhay
FounderNhek Bun Chhay
FoundedFebruary 2016
Registered14 March 2016[1]
Split fromFUNCINPEC
HeadquartersPhnom Penh, Cambodia
IdeologyRoyalism
Slogan"ឯករាជ្យភាព សន្តិភាព យុត្តិធម៌" ("Independence, Peace, Justice") [2]
Senate
0 / 62
National Assembly
0 / 125
Commune Chiefs
1 / 1,646
Commune Council
24 / 11,572
Provincial, municipal, town and district councillors[3]
1 / 4,114
Website
https://www.knu-party.org
(defunct)
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The party is open to legalizing same-sex marriage.[5]

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Attempts at merging back into FUNCINPEC

On September 13 and 18, 2019, senior officials of the KNUP and FUNCINPEC began discussion to merge the KNUP back into FUNCINPEC.[6] KNUP spokesman Run Meatra said that senior officials of FUNCINPEC and the KNUP agreed to a merger on December 23, but both never went through with the decision.[7]

On September 22, 2021, both parties discussed merging ahead of the upcoming commune elections.[8] KNUP president Nhek Bun Chhay announced another merger between the two party after they both negotiated several times and resolved their own internal issues.[8] However, due to a controversy regarding the leadership of a united party, the decision to merge never went ahead.[9]

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Recent electoral history

General election

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Year Party leader Votes Seats Position Government
#  % ± # ±
2018 Nhek Bun Chhay 99,377 1.56% New
0 / 125
New Steady 5th CPP
2023 134,285 1.73% Increase0.17
0 / 125
Steady Increase 3rd CPP
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Communal elections

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Year Party leader Votes Chiefs Councillors Position
# % ± # ± # ±
2017 Nhek Bun Chhay 78,724 1.13 New
0 / 1,646
New
24 / 11,572
New Steady 5th
2022 63,868 0.88 Decrease 0.27
0 / 1,652
Steady
13 / 11,622
Decrease 11 Increase 4th
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Senate election

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Year Votes Seats Position
# % ± # ±
2018 182 1.56 New
0 / 62
New Steady 3rd
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References

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