Khmer National United Party

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{{Infobox Political party

| registered = 14 March 2016{{Cite news |last=Tola |first=Kang |date=12 February 2022 |title=មានគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៤៥ ត្រូវបានចុះបញ្ជីផ្លូវការនៅក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ |work=Kampuchea Thmey Daily |url=https://www.kampucheathmey.com/politics/275067 |access-date=26 May 2022}}

| country = Cambodia

| name = Khmer National United Party

| native_name = គណបក្សរួបរួមជាតិខ្មែរ

| logo = File:Khmer National United Party Logo.jpg

| colorcode = #253285

| abbreviation = KNUP (English)
{{lang|km|ខ.រ.ជ}} (Khmer)

| founder = Nhek Bun Chhay

| leader1_title = Leader

| leader1_name = Nhek Bun Chhay

| leader2_title =

| leader2_name =

| headquarters = Phnom Penh, Cambodia

| foundation = February 2016

| split = FUNCINPEC

| ideology = Royalism

| position =

| colors =

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| seats2_title = {{nowrap|National Assembly}}

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|125|hex=#253285}}

| seats1_title = Senate

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|62|hex=#253285}}

| seats3_title = Commune Chiefs

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|1|1646|hex=#253285}}

| seats4_title = Commune Council

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|24|11572|hex=#253285}}

| seats5_title = Provincial, municipal, town and district councillors{{cite news|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/ministry-councillors-be-appointed-next-monday|title=Ministry: Councillors to be appointed by next Monday|first=Savi|last=Khorn|work=The Phnom Penh Post|date=11 June 2019|access-date=17 June 2019}}

| seats5 = {{composition bar|1|4114|hex=#253285}}

| website = https://www.knu-party.org
(defunct)

| slogan = "{{lang|km|ឯករាជ្យភាព សន្តិភាព យុត្តិធម៌}}" ("Independence, Peace, Justice") [https://www.facebook.com/knu.party/posts/1169468609836406/ គោលនយោបាយមូលដ្ឋាន ទាំង៩ចំណុច របស់គណបក្ស ខ្មែររួបរួមជាតិ។] Facebook, 23 January 2017

| flag =

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The Khmer National United Party (KNUP; {{langx|km|គណបក្សខ្មែររួបរួមជាតិ}}, {{abbreviation|{{lang|km|ខ.រ.ជ}}}}, UNGEGN: {{transl|km|Kônâbâks Khmêr Ruŏbruŏm Chéatĕ}}, {{abbreviation|{{transl|km|K.R.C}}}}) is a Cambodian political party founded in February 2016 by Nhek Bun Chhay and former members of FUNCINPEC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/35404/funcinpec-party-disintegrates-yet-again/|title=Funcinpec Party Disintegrates, Yet Again|date=February 2, 2016}}

The party is open to legalizing same-sex marriage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-open-gay-marriage|title=Parties open to gay marriage|first=Touch|last=Sokha|website=www.phnompenhpost.com}}

Attempts at merging back into FUNCINPEC

On September 13 and 18, 2019, senior officials of the KNUP and FUNCINPEC began discussion to merge the KNUP back into FUNCINPEC.{{Cite news |last=Sovuthy |first=Khy |date=29 September 2019 |title=Funcinpec and KNUP discuss merging |work=Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/645692/funcinpec-and-knup-discuss-merging/ |access-date=26 May 2022}} KNUP spokesman Run Meatra said that senior officials of FUNCINPEC and the KNUP agreed to a merger on December 23, but both never went through with the decision.{{Cite news |last=Sovuthy |first=Khy |date=2 December 2019 |title=Funcinpec, KNUP to merge this month |work=Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/666014/funcinpec-knup-to-merge-this-month/ |access-date=26 May 2022}}

On September 22, 2021, both parties discussed merging ahead of the upcoming commune elections.{{Cite news |last=Samean |first=Lay |date=23 September 2021 |title=Funcinpec and KNUP merge ahead of commune elections |work=The Phnom Penh Post |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/funcinpec-and-knup-merge-ahead-commune-elections |access-date=26 May 2022}} KNUP president Nhek Bun Chhay announced another merger between the two party after they both negotiated several times and resolved their own internal issues. However, due to a controversy regarding the leadership of a united party, the decision to merge never went ahead.{{Cite news |last=Sokhean |first=Ben |date=15 September 2021 |title=Wheel of misfortune: Funcinpec-KNUP re-unity and splits keep recurring |work=Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50935160/wheel-of-misfortune-funcinpec-knup-re-unity-and-splits-keep-recurring/ |access-date=26 May 2022}}

Recent electoral history

=General election=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! rowspan="2" \| Year ! rowspan="2" \| Party leader ! colspan="3" \| Votes ! colspan="2" \| Seats ! rowspan="2" \| Position ! rowspan="2" \| Government
# ! % ! ± ! # ! ±
2018 \|rowspan=2 \| Nhek Bun Chhay \| 99,377 \| 1.56% \| New \| {{Composition bar\|0\|125\|hex={{party color\|Khmer National United Party}}}} \| New \| {{steady}} 5th \| {{yes2\|CPP}}
2023 \| 134,285 \| 1.73% \| {{gain}}0.17 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|125\|hex={{party color\|Khmer National United Party}}}} \| {{steady}} \| {{gain}} 3rd \| {{yes2\|CPP}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! rowspan="2" | Year

! rowspan="2" | Party leader

! colspan="3" | Votes

! colspan="2" | Seats

! rowspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | Government

! %

! ±

! #

! ±

2018

|rowspan=2 | Nhek Bun Chhay

| 99,377

| 1.56%

| New

| {{Composition bar|0|125|hex={{party color|Khmer National United Party}}}}

| New

| {{steady}} 5th

| {{yes2|CPP}}

2023

| 134,285

| 1.73%

| {{gain}}0.17

| {{Composition bar|0|125|hex={{party color|Khmer National United Party}}}}

| {{steady}}

| {{gain}} 3rd

| {{yes2|CPP}}

=Communal elections=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center !rowspan=2\|Year !rowspan=2\|Party leader !colspan=3\|Votes !colspan=2\|Chiefs !colspan=2\|Councillors !rowspan=2\|Position
# !% !± !# !± !# !±
2017 \|rowspan="2"\|Nhek Bun Chhay \|78,724 \|1.13 \|New \|{{Composition bar\|0\|1646\|hex={{party color\|Khmer National United Party}}}} \|New \|{{Composition bar\|24\|11572\|hex={{party color\|Khmer National United Party}}}} \|New \|{{steady}} 5th
2022 \|63,868 \|0.88 \|{{decrease}} 0.27 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|1652\|hex={{party color\|Khmer National United Party}}}} \|{{steady}} \|{{Composition bar\|13\|11622\|hex={{party color\|Khmer National United Party}}}} \|{{decrease}} 11 \|{{increase}} 4th

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Year

!rowspan=2|Party leader

!colspan=3|Votes

!colspan=2|Chiefs

!colspan=2|Councillors

!rowspan=2|Position

!±

2017

|rowspan="2"|Nhek Bun Chhay

|78,724

|1.13

|New

|{{Composition bar|0|1646|hex={{party color|Khmer National United Party}}}}

|New

|{{Composition bar|24|11572|hex={{party color|Khmer National United Party}}}}

|New

|{{steady}} 5th

2022

|63,868

|0.88

|{{decrease}} 0.27

|{{Composition bar|0|1652|hex={{party color|Khmer National United Party}}}}

|{{steady}}

|{{Composition bar|13|11622|hex={{party color|Khmer National United Party}}}}

|{{decrease}} 11

|{{increase}} 4th

=Senate election=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center !rowspan="2"\|Year !colspan="3"\|Votes !colspan="2"\|Seats !rowspan="2"\|Position
# !% !± !# !±
2018 \|182 \|1.56 \|New \|{{Composition bar\|0\|62\|hex={{party color\|Khmer National United Party}}}} \|New \|{{steady}} 3rd

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

!rowspan="2"|Year

!colspan="3"|Votes

!colspan="2"|Seats

!rowspan="2"|Position

!±

2018

|182

|1.56

|New

|{{Composition bar|0|62|hex={{party color|Khmer National United Party}}}}

|New

|{{steady}} 3rd

References

Category:2016 establishments in Cambodia

Category:Monarchist parties in Cambodia

Category:Political parties established in 2016

Category:Political parties in Cambodia