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{{Short description|Cambodian political party}}
{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| name = Cambodian Youth Party
| name = Cambodian Youth Party
| native_name = {{lang|km|គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា}}
| logo = https://www.khmertimeskh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/files+news+19111+1450972338.jpg
| logo = [[File:Logo of the Cambodian Youth Party.png|center|200px]]
| leader = Pich Sros
| founded = 24 December 2015
| country = Cambodia
| leader = Pich Sros
| ideology = [[Populism]]<ref name="daily">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cambodiadaily.com/brief/cambodian-youth-party-to-register-for-official-status-106952|title=Cambodian Youth Party to Register for Official Status|first=Sovuthy|last=Khy|work=[[The Cambodia Daily]]|date=30 January 2016|accessdate=9 July 2019|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709011035/https://www.cambodiadaily.com/brief/cambodian-youth-party-to-register-for-official-status-106952/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| headquarters = No. 881, Street 74, Sangkat Chom Chao, [[Khan Pou Senchey]], [[Phnom Penh]]
| membership = 10,000<ref name="daily"/>
| membership_year = 2016
| slogan = "{{lang|km|សេរីភាព យុត្តិធម៌ អភិវឌ្ឍន៍}}" ("Freedom, Justice, Development")
| website = https://www.cambodianyouthparty.org/
| country = Cambodia
| abbreviation = CYP
| colors = {{color box|{{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Dark blue (color)|Dark Blue]]
| native_name_lang = km
| colorcode = {{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}
| seats1_title = [[Senate (Cambodia)|Senate]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|62|{{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| seats2_title = [[National Assembly (Cambodia)|National Assembly]]
| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|125|{{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| seats3_title = [[List of communes in Cambodia|Commune chiefs]]
| seats3 = {{composition bar|0|1652|{{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| seats4_title = [[Commune Council (Cambodia)|Commune councillors]]
| seats4 = {{composition bar|3|11622|{{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| seats5_title = [[Politics of Cambodia#Provincial and local governments|Provincial, municipal, town and district councillors]]
}}
}}


The '''Cambodian Youth Party (CYP)'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-election/cambodia-registering-parties-for-july-vote-after-main-opposition-dissolved-idUSKBN1I10CW|title=Cambodia registering parties for July vote after main opposition dissolved|last=Thul|first=Prak Chan|date=30 April 2018|website=Reuters|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodian-youth-party-releases-policy-proposals|title=Cambodian Youth Party releases policy proposals, National, Politics|last=Sokhean|first=Ben|date=9 January 2018|website=Phnom Penh Post|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cambodian-youth-party-seeks-dissolution-opposition-party/|title=Cambodian Youth Party seeks dissolution of opposition party|last=|first=|date=|website=Thai PBS|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>
The '''Cambodian Youth Party''' ('''CYP'''; {{langx|km|គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-election/cambodia-registering-parties-for-july-vote-after-main-opposition-dissolved-idUSKBN1I10CW|title=Cambodia registering parties for July vote after main opposition dissolved|last=Thul|first=Prak Chan|date=30 April 2018|website=Reuters|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodian-youth-party-releases-policy-proposals|title=Cambodian Youth Party releases policy proposals, National, Politics|last=Sokhean|first=Ben|date=9 January 2018|website=Phnom Penh Post|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cambodian-youth-party-seeks-dissolution-opposition-party/|title=Cambodian Youth Party seeks dissolution of opposition party|website=Thai PBS|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150926/http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cambodian-youth-party-seeks-dissolution-opposition-party/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The party is also one of the twenty parties involved in the Consultation Forum created by current Prime Minister [[Hun Sen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50541030/boeung-prek-toap-project-opposed/|title=Boeung Prek Toap project opposed|last=Sotheary|first=Pech|date=16 October 2018|website=Khmer Times|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> During its time as part of the forum, the CYP has also managed to conserve the Boeung Prek Toap lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/party-rejects-consultation-forum-avoid-mess|title=Party rejects Consultation Forum to avoid 'mess'|last=Sokhean|first=Ben|date=30 October 2018|website=Phnom Penh Post|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref>


== Background ==
== 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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19111/cambodian-youth-party/|title=Cambodian Youth Party|last=Takihiro|first=Chea|date=24 December 2015|website=Khmer Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> He aims to do this by running in the next Cambodian general election, scheduled for 29 July 2018.
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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19111/cambodian-youth-party/|title=Cambodian Youth Party|last=Takihiro|first=Chea|date=24 December 2015|website=Khmer Times|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> He aims to do this by running in the next [[2018 Cambodian general election|Cambodian general election]], scheduled for 29 July 2018.


== References ==
==Recent electoral history==
===General election===
<references />
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Party leader
! colspan="3" | Votes
! colspan="2" | [[National Assembly (Cambodia)|Seats]]
! rowspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | Government
|-
! #
! %
! ±
! #
! ±
|-
![[2018 Cambodian general election|2018]]
| rowspan=2 |Pich Sros
| 39,333
| 0.62
|New
|{{Composition bar|0|125|hex={{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
|New
|{{increase}} 12th
|{{no2|[[Cambodian People's Party|CPP]]}}
|-
![[2023 Cambodian general election|2023]]
| 97,412
| 1.25
|{{increase}} 0.63
|{{Composition bar|0|125|hex={{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{increase}} 4th
|{{no2|[[Cambodian People's Party|CPP]]}}
|-
|}


===Communal elections===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Communal elections
|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! rowspan=2| Party leader
! colspan=3| Votes
! colspan=2| [[List of communes in Cambodia|Chiefs]]
! colspan=2| [[Commune Council (Cambodia)|Councillors]]
! rowspan=2| Position
|-
! #
! %
! ±
! #
! ±
! #
! ±
|-
! [[2017 Cambodian communal elections|2017]]
| rowspan="2"|Pich Sros
| 1,505
| 0.02
| {{increase}} 0.02
| {{composition bar|0|1646|hex={{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{composition bar|0|11572|hex={{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{increase}} 9th
|-
! [[2022 Cambodian communal elections|2022]]
| 13,643
| 0.19
| {{increase}} 0.17
| {{composition bar|0|1652|hex={{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{composition bar|3|11622|hex={{party colour|Cambodian Youth Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{increase}} 6th
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>
{{Cambodian political parties}}
[[Category:2015 establishments in Cambodia]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2015]]
[[Category:Political parties in Cambodia]]
[[Category:Political parties in Cambodia]]
[[Category:Populist parties]]

Latest revision as of 21:58, 9 November 2024

Cambodian Youth Party
គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា
AbbreviationCYP
LeaderPich Sros
Founded24 December 2015
HeadquartersNo. 881, Street 74, Sangkat Chom Chao, Khan Pou Senchey, Phnom Penh
Membership (2016)10,000[1]
IdeologyPopulism[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/

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]

Background

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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

[edit]

General election

[edit]
Year Party leader Votes Seats Position Government
# % ± # ±
2018 Pich Sros 39,333 0.62 New
0 / 125
New Increase 12th CPP
2023 97,412 1.25 Increase 0.63
0 / 125
Steady 0 Increase 4th CPP

Communal elections

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Communal elections
Year Party leader Votes Chiefs Councillors Position
# % ± # ± # ±
2017 Pich Sros 1,505 0.02 Increase 0.02
0 / 1,646
Steady
0 / 11,572
Steady Increase 9th
2022 13,643 0.19 Increase 0.17
0 / 1,652
Steady
3 / 11,622
Increase 3 Increase 6th

References

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  1. ^ a b Khy, Sovuthy (30 January 2016). "Cambodian Youth Party to Register for Official Status". The Cambodia Daily. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ Thul, Prak Chan (30 April 2018). "Cambodia registering parties for July vote after main opposition dissolved". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ Sokhean, Ben (9 January 2018). "Cambodian Youth Party releases policy proposals, National, Politics". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Cambodian Youth Party seeks dissolution of opposition party". Thai PBS. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ Sotheary, Pech (16 October 2018). "Boeung Prek Toap project opposed". Khmer Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. ^ Sokhean, Ben (30 October 2018). "Party rejects Consultation Forum to avoid 'mess'". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. ^ Takihiro, Chea (24 December 2015). "Cambodian Youth Party". Khmer Times. Retrieved 7 July 2018.