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Appeal
to Members and Supporters of The Sam Rainsy Party to Help Contribute to
The Organization of The Party Fifth Congress in Phnom Penh on 11
September 2011

25 August 2011

APPEAL TO MEMBERS AND
SUPPORTERS OF THE SAM RAINSY PARTY TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE PARTY FIFTH CONGRESS IN PHNOM PENH ON 11 SEPTEMBER
2011

The SRP bylaws call for the holding of
an ordinary Congress every three years. The last - and fourth -
ordinary Congress having been held in 2008, our Party Permanent
Committee has recently decided to hold the fifth ordinary Congress on
Sunday, 11 September 2011.

As usual, our next Congress will
take place in Phnom Penh, at the same place as before, meaning at House
# 71, Sothearos Boulevard, with the permission of the premises’ owner,
Vice-President Kong Korm.

As usual, in compliance with the
SRP bylaws, I will preside over the Congress and will lead the debate
in my capacity as Party President. But given the present circumstances, I
will do it through video conference and other modern communication
tools.

Some 3,000 delegates will
participate in the Congress. Each delegate, who is himself/herself a
locally elected official, will represent possibly hundreds ordinary
citizens from the grassroots level (from his/her village or commune).

The Congress will allow our Party to:

Show its growing strength based on its unwavering patriotic, democratic and moral principles and commitments.

Replace or give another term to leaders whose current term comes to
an end: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Auditor, Chair of
Disciplinary Council.

Present a critical report of its activities and achievements during the past term.

Elaborate on its political strategy in view of the forthcoming senatorial, local and national elections in 2012 and 2013.

Encourage, through this national event represented by the Congress,
all citizens, especially the young, to register on the voter list and to
take part in the next elections.

The
organization of such a Congress represents a heavy financial burden for
our Party. We will have to cover expenses related to transportation and
food for a large number of delegates coming from all the Kingdom’s
provinces. We also plan to distribute rewards to young participants who
have been most active and effective in the young voter registration
campaign, so as to encourage and to accelerate the ongoing campaign.

I appeal to the generosity of
SRP members and supporters in all countries and ask them to help us meet
expenses related to the organization of our next Congress.

Please send your contribution
through the SRP branch geographically nearest to you, or directly to our
Phnom Penh Headquarters by bank transfer (see references below).

Thank you for your solidarity and generosity towards our dedicated activists in Cambodia.