Cambodian Youth Party
The Cambodian Youth Party (CYP; Khmer: គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា)[2] is a pro-government party created by Pich Sros. It is known for being one of the parties that called for the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to dissolve after allegedly conspiring to overthrow the current government.[3][4] The party is also one of the twenty parties involved in the Consultation Forum created by current Prime Minister Hun Sen.[5] During its time as part of the forum, the CYP has also managed to conserve the Boeung Prek Toap lake.[6]
Cambodian Youth Party គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា | |
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| Abbreviation | CYP |
| Leader | Pich Sros |
| Founded | 24 December 2015 |
| Headquarters | No. 881, Street 74, Sangkat Chom Chao, Khan Pou Senchey, Phnom Penh |
| Membership (2016) | 10,000[1] |
| Ideology | Populism[1] |
| Colors | Dark Blue |
| Slogan | "សេរីភាព យុត្តិធម៌ អភិវឌ្ឍន៍" ("Freedom, Justice, Development") |
| Senate | 0 / 62 |
| National Assembly | 0 / 125 |
| Commune chiefs | 0 / 1,652 |
| Commune councillors | 3 / 11,622 |
| Website | |
| https://www.cambodianyouthparty.org/ | |
Background
The CYP was created by Pich Sros in December 2015 as a way to focus on the disadvantaged youth in Cambodia, and to create job opportunities and education for them, saying "Youth's interest is the reason I made this party."[7] He aims to do this by running in the next Cambodian general election, scheduled for 29 July 2018.
Recent electoral history
General election
| Year | Party leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± | # | ± | ||||
| 2018 | Pich Sros | 39,333 | 0.62 | New | 0 / 125 |
New |  12th |
CPP |
| 2023 | 97,412 | 1.25 | 0.63 |
0 / 125 |
 0 |
4th |
CPP | |
Communal elections
| Year | Party leader | Votes | Chiefs | Councillors | Position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± | # | ± | # | ± | |||
| 2017 | Pich Sros | 1,505 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
0 / 1,646 |
|
0 / 11,572 |
|
9th |
| 2022 | 13,643 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
0 / 1,652 |
|
3 / 11,622 |
3 |
6th | |
References
- Khy, Sovuthy (30 January 2016). "Cambodian Youth Party to Register for Official Status". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- Thul, Prak Chan (30 April 2018). "Cambodia registering parties for July vote after main opposition dissolved". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- Sokhean, Ben (9 January 2018). "Cambodian Youth Party releases policy proposals, National, Politics". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- "Cambodian Youth Party seeks dissolution of opposition party". Thai PBS. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- Sotheary, Pech (16 October 2018). "Boeung Prek Toap project opposed". Khmer Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- Sokhean, Ben (30 October 2018). "Party rejects Consultation Forum to avoid 'mess'". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- Takihiro, Chea (24 December 2015). "Cambodian Youth Party". Khmer Times. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
