Democratic Party (Cambodia)

Democratic Party
ក្រុមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
Parti démocrate
Secretary-GeneralIeu Koeus
Norodom Phurissara
FoundersChhean Vam
Ieu Koeus
Sim Var
Sisowath Youtevong
FoundedApril 1946
DissolvedAugust 1957
Split fromFrench Section of the Workers' International
IdeologyKhmer nationalism
Anti-imperialism
Socialism
Factions:
Communism[1]
Marxism[1]
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
Slogan"សន្តិភាព ឯករាជ្យ វិន័យ និងភាពក្លាហាន" (English: "Peace, Independence, Discipline and Courage")
Election symbol
Elephant's head and three lotus flowers

The Democratic Party (Khmer: ក្រុមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ, Krŏm Prâchéathĭbâtéyy, lit.'Democratic Group'; French: Parti démocrate), commonly referred to as The Democrats, was a left-wing pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Youtevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International. It was the sole dominant party in Cambodia from 1946 until the creation of Sangkum in 1955.

Its slogan was "Peace, Independence, Discipline and Courage", and its electoral symbol was an elephant's head and three lotus flowers.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "1955 polls: the Sangkum takes hold". The Phnom Penh Post. 13 February 1998. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ Martin, M. A. Cambodia: a shattered society, Univ. of California Press, p. 51