ROYAL KRAM (LAW)
Nº CH.S/Roy.kr/1197/07
WE
PREAH BAT SAMDACH PREAH NORODOM SIHANOUK,
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KING OF THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
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HAVING SEEN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA.
HAVING SEEN THE ROYAL-DECREE DATED 01 NOVEMBER 1993, ON THE APPOINTMENT OF
ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA.
HAVING SEEN THE ROYAL KRAM (LAW) Nº 02 NS-94, DATED 20 JULY 1994, ON THE
ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
HAVING SEEN THE ROYAL DECREE Nº NS-Roy.Decr-1094-90, DATED 31 OCTOBER 1994, ON
RECTIFICATION OF COMPOSITION OF THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA.
HAVING SEEN THE ROYAL-DECREE Nº CH. S-Roy. Decr-0897-147, DATED 07 AUGUST 1997,
ON RECTIFICATION OF COMPOSITION OF THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODAI.
HAVING SEEN THE ROYAL KRAM (LAW) Nº NS-Roy. Decr-0196-08, DATED 24 JANUARY 1996,
ON ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.
FOLLOWING THE PROPOSAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER AND
SAMDECH 2ND PRIME MINISTER AND OF THE CO-MINISTERS OF INTERIOR.
HEREBY PROMULGATE:
The Law on Political Party, which the National Assembly adopted on 28 October 1997,
during the 8th Session of its 1st Legislature, which its whole content is as follows:
Law adopted by the 8th NA
Session, on 28 Oct. 1997 and
Promulgated by Royal Kram (Law)
nº 1197/07, dated 18 Nov. 1997
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“Unofficial translation”
(by LAU/UNCHR, on 01-12-97)
LAW ON POLITICAL PARTIES
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CHAPTER I
GENRAL PROVISIONS
Article 1:
This law has an objective to determine formalities and conditions for the establishment,
registration and activities of political parties, in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Article 2:
A “political party” is a group of persons who have the same ideas and willingness and who
voluntarily join together through a contract, to form a permanent and autonomous organization in
order to participate in the national political life in accordance with liberal democratic and pluralism
regime through free and fair elections as determined by the Constitution of the Kingdom of
Cambodia and relevant laws in vigor.