The leader of Cambodia's Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) has said that his party would submit a draft law to the National Assembly calling for a term limit of just one mandate for the position of prime minister, local press reported Monday.
The SRP has officially decided that the one-term limit for a prime minister will be incorporated into the party's internal regulations, Sam Rainsy was quoted by the Cambodia Daily newspaper as saying.
A meeting of the SRP permanent committee will be called this week to finalize the decision, he added.
"We want to give opportunities for our well-educated younger generations. When only one person consolidates all the power, it means that person insults or looks down on other educated people," Sam Rainsy said. "One term should be enough for the prime minister."
Cambodian Information Minister and government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said that the SRP's idea is not supported by the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
The current process for selecting the prime minister is a democratic one, he said, adding that frequent changes in the premiership could lead to instability.
"Changing the leader would be a problem," he was quoted as saying.
Source: Xinhua
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