Opposition leader Sam Rainsy to resign.

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Re: Opposition leader Sam Rainsy to resign.

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Rainsy Quits Amid Threats, But CNRP Still in Danger
February 13, 2017

Sam Rainsy, the longtime leader of Cambodia’s beleaguered democracy movement, resigned as president of the opposition CNRP on Saturday in the face of the government’s threats to dissolve the entire party over his criminal record.

Analysts and observers say the resignation might not take a heavy toll on the CNRP’s support at the polls—if the party makes it that far. They warned that the same squeeze the government put on Mr. Rainsy could easily befall whoever takes his place. At the moment, that looks likely to be CNRP acting President Kem Sokha, who faces his own legal troubles...
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