柬埔寨反對黨威脅舉行全國罷工

Cambodia's opposition is threatening a general strike as it expands its protest against Prime Minister Hun Sen's disputed election victory.

Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said Wednesday the one-day strike would be a response to what he called a "constitutional coup" by the government.

The opposition refuses to take part in parliament unless the government agrees to an independent probe of alleged fraud during a July vote that returned the long-ruling Cambodian People's Party to power.

Rainsy said the CNRP will not cooperate "in any manner" with the legislature or government, arguing that its leverage is "strongest now outside the parliament." He said more protests were possible if the ruling party "continues to ignore the will of the Cambodian people."

His comments come a day after Hun Sen was elected by parliament, which convened without its opposition members on Monday. The CNRP says opening of parliament without the required number of opposition members is illegal.柬埔寨反對黨威脅舉行全國罷工，與此同時，反對黨擴大了針對洪森首相有爭議勝選的抗議活動。

柬埔寨救國黨領袖桑蘭西星期三說，舉行一天罷工將是對政府“憲法政變”做出的迴應。

柬埔寨反對黨拒絕加入議會，除非政府同意對據稱7月選舉中存在的舞弊行爲展開一次獨立調查。長期執政的柬埔寨人民黨在選舉中獲勝，得以繼續執政。

桑蘭西說，柬埔寨救國黨不會以“任何方式”與議會或政府合作。他表示，目前該黨在議會之外能夠發揮最大的作用。桑蘭西說，如果執政黨“繼續無視柬埔寨人民的意願”，反對黨就將舉行更多的抗議活動。

在桑蘭西發表上述評論的一天前，柬埔寨議會選舉洪森擔任首相。反對黨沒有參加星期一的議會議事。柬埔寨救國黨說，在與會議員人數不符合規定的情況下，議會開始議事是非法的。