Cambodia is currently a constitutional monarchy under either a dominant party system, or a one party system, depending on your take on things. The only party currently in parliament is the Cambodian Peoples Party, although opposition parties exist at lower levels of government and have been represented in parliament before. […]
Category: Phnom Penh
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Food inspired by the Khmer Rouge
When famine, or food insecurity hot a country people go to desperate measures. This evidences itself by people not only eating things they would not usually eat, but also innovating with cuisine. Famine and indeed control over the food supply was a key element of the Democratic Kampuchea state under […]
Was Democratic Kampuchea a Republic?
Despite espousing and extreme version of communism the mostly Khmer Rouge formed Democratic Kampuchea initially started not as a republic, but led by King Sihanouk. And initially even after the first condition was proclaimed there was still ambiguity. This can be seen in the fact that Democratic Kampuchea has been […]
MONATIO and the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge
On April 17th 1975 Phnom Penh fell and the country was duly plunged into uncertainty. During this period of chaos many groups were not only seeking control, but also trying to convince the new leaders of their loyalty. One of the these was MONATIO. Who were MONATIO? In short seemingly […]
Is there still Communist Party in Cambodia?
Is there still a communist party in Cambodia? The short answer is that there no there is not, but the ruling Cambodian Peoples Party do trace their lineage from the former ruling Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party (KPRP). Is the Cambodian Peoples Party communist? The Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) trace their […]