Funcinpec
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Funcinpec (Khmer: គណបក្ស ហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិច) is a royalist Cambodian political party. It is part of the current governing coalition, along with the Cambodian People's Party. In the National Assembly of Cambodia it currently has 26 members, out of 123, who were elected in 2003 on a 20.8% share of the vote. Twelve of the 61 members of the Senate of Cambodia also belong to Funcinpec.
It traces its roots to Norodom Sihanouk, the Cambodian independence leader and former King of Cambodia. Until October 2006 was led by his eldest son, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, followed by current leader Keo Puth Rasmey.
During the 1980s, it was a part of the political and armed resistance led by the Khmer Rouge against the Vietnamese-installed People's Republic of Kampuchea. Its armed wing was known as the Sihanoukist National Army (ANS).
Funcinpec is a French abbreviation for Front Uni National pour un Cambodge Indépendant, Neutre, Pacifique, et Coopératif, which translates to "National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia."
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