THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025
Sam Rainsy declares formation of ‘Independent Cambodian Government’ on Paris Peace Accord anniversary
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy declares ‘Independent Cambodian Government’ on the 34th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy, former head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), announced the formation of the “Independent Cambodian Government of October 23”, marking the 34th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords.
In a statement issued from France under the name of the Cambodia National Resistance Council (CNRC), Rainsy said the new government aims to restore democracy, protect national sovereignty, and combat state-protected organised crime under the current Phnom Penh regime.
He accused the Hun family of colluding with criminals, declaring that the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) must remove the Huns from leadership “if it does not wish to be branded a party of thieves.”
The CNRC’s statement reaffirmed its origins in the CNRP, which had won overwhelming popular support in 2013 and 2017 before being dissolved by Hun Sen’s government, which feared a democratic uprising. The CNRC insists that both Hun Sen and Hun Manet’s administrations lack legitimacy for “destroying the people’s will expressed through elections.”
Sam Rainsy declares formation of ‘Independent Cambodian Government’ on Paris Peace Accord anniversary
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy declares ‘Independent Cambodian Government’ on the 34th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy, former head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), announced the formation of the “Independent Cambodian Government of October 23”, marking the 34th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords.
In a statement issued from France under the name of the Cambodia National Resistance Council (CNRC), Rainsy said the new government aims to restore democracy, protect national sovereignty, and combat state-protected organised crime under the current Phnom Penh regime.
He accused the Hun family of colluding with criminals, declaring that the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) must remove the Huns from leadership “if it does not wish to be branded a party of thieves.”
The CNRC’s statement reaffirmed its origins in the CNRP, which had won overwhelming popular support in 2013 and 2017 before being dissolved by Hun Sen’s government, which feared a democratic uprising. The CNRC insists that both Hun Sen and Hun Manet’s administrations lack legitimacy for “destroying the people’s will expressed through elections.”
The initiative, Rainsy said, seeks to revive the principles of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords, which enshrined democracy, sovereignty, and peace as the foundation of Cambodia’s survival as a pluralist state. He accused Hun Sen of systematically violating those principles, turning Cambodia into a “mafia state” where online fraud and transnational crime thrive under official protection.
The CNRC praised the United States for its October 14 2025 sanctions against Chinese tycoon Chen Zhi and several Cambodian elites linked to global scam networks, calling it “a turning point in the global war against corruption and state-backed crime.”
The statement urged nations whose citizens have been victims of online scams or human trafficking in Cambodia to join efforts to dismantle these criminal structures. It reaffirmed that the Paris Peace Accords remain the sole legitimate framework for Cambodia’s peace, sovereignty, and democracy, outlining three guiding principles:
Cambodia’s territorial integrity must be protected by international treaty guarantees to prevent armed conflict.
Cambodia must return to genuine democracy and uphold human rights, eroded under decades of dictatorship.
Cambodia must reclaim full independence through strict neutrality — ending the Chinese naval base in Ream and removing all foreign troops.
“The Independent Cambodian Government of October 23 will restore the spirit of the Paris Peace Accords, rebuild democratic institutions, uphold the rule of law, and return power to the Cambodian people — the true source of national sovereignty,” the statement declared.
2 comments:
The vast majority of Khmer people will support the government in exile whose mission is to protect Cambodia’s sovereignty, freedom, and peace by invoking the Paris Peace Accord.
To strengthen Khmer solidarity, Hun Sen must first abandon his stupid ambition of keeping the power for his son, his grandson, and his Hun family.
Notice that a big part of Cambodia’s current problems stemmed from Hun Sen’s thirsty for power.
Next, Hun Sen must release all political prisoners and let them participate freely in this next election. Hun Sen needs to reinstate the CNRP party and establish a free and fair election. The loser transfers peacefully the power to the winner. This social justice from free and fair election will consolidate Khmer solidarity and empower Khmer people to bravely face any foreign aggression.
However, when push comes to shove, if Hun Sen refuses to adopt a free and fair election, Khmer people will have no choice but to rise up to remove Hun Sen. It is time for Hun Sen to go if he continues depriving Khmer people’s right. Coward people don’t deserve to have a country. Khmer people have to wake up.
Khmer youth should learn from the mistake in Veng Sreng’s brutal crackdown. This time, they must not back down or run and ready to sacrifice their life for Cambodia’s survival. Their ultimate sacrifice will be engraved in Khmer history and in Khmer people’s mind forever as Khmer national heroes who saved Cambodia from extinction. Just remember that presently Cambodia is under the process of the Vietnamization of Cambodia implementing by Vietnam and executing it by Hun Sen – a Vietnam’s puppet.
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