| Accession Number | P03258.289 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Smith, Heide |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 Cambodia (UNTAC), 1992-1993 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Cambodia's prime ministers, His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Norodom Ranariddh (left), leader of ...
Description
Cambodia's prime ministers, His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Norodom Ranariddh (left), leader of the National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) party and Hun Sen, leader of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) conducting business in the Cabinet Room of the Constitutional Assembly building in Phnom Penh on the morning of 10 August 1993. Above them is a map of Cambodia divided into provinces. The May 1993 elections, supervised by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), gave FUNCINPEC 45.47% of the national vote, entitling them to 58 seats in the Assembly, while the CPP polled 38.23% and 51 seats. Despite FUNCINPEC winning the majority of seats, they and the CPP came to a power-sharing agreement, due mainly to Prince Ranariddh's political pragmatism and Hun Sen's recognition that the Prince enjoyed enormous and useful grass-roots support due to his royal status.