Democratic Party ក្រុមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ Parti démocrate | |
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| Secretary-General | Ieu Koeus Norodom Phurissara |
| Founders | Chhean Vam Ieu Koeus Sim Var Sisowath Youtevong |
| Founded | April 1946 |
| Dissolved | August 1957 |
| Split from | French Section of the Workers' International |
| Ideology | Khmer nationalism Anti-imperialism Socialism Factions: Communism[1] Marxism[1] |
| Political position | Left-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]