India, June 21 -- A confidential proposal reviewed by this publication outlines a $2 million internationally funded plan to strengthen Cambodia's opposition movement, including exploring the merger of five parties into a single political organisation ahead of the country's 2027 commune elections and 2028 general elections.
The document, titled Project for Democratic Revitalization and Electoral Competitiveness in Cambodia, proposes a three-year programme running from 2026 to 2028 aimed at improving coordination among opposition parties and enhancing their electoral competitiveness.
The proposal identifies the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a Washington-based nonprofit organisation that funds democracy-promotion initiatives around...