Editing Norodom Ranariddh (section)

===Community of Royalist People's Party===

[[Image:Norodom Ranariddh2.jpg|thumb|250px|Norodom Ranariddh speaking to interviewers from the [[Voice of America]] in February 2014.]]

In March 2014, Ranariddh came out of retirement to launch a new political party, the [[Community of Royalist People's Party]] (CRPP). [[Sam Rainsy]], now president of the [[Cambodian National Rescue Party]] (CNRP), accused Ranariddh of intending to split the opposition vote to favour the ruling CPP in future elections. Ranariddh responded by accusing the CNRP of harbouring republican sentiments, while also stating that his motivation in launching CRPP was to reunite royalist supporters within the Cambodian electorate.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Hul Reaksmey |author2=Colin Meyn |name-list-style=amp |url=https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/ranariddh-plays-to-old-politics-with-new-party-54281/ |title=Ranariddh Plays to Old Politics With New Party |work=[[The Cambodia Daily]] |date=17 March 2014 |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923111422/https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/ranariddh-plays-to-old-politics-with-new-party-54281/ |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The CRPP attracted support from some senior FUNCINPEC party members; in December 2014 an ex-secretary of state, a senator and a deputy police chief declared their support for the CRPP.<ref>{{cite web |author=Meas Sokchea |url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/funcinpec-higher-ups-siding-ranariddh |title=Funcinpec higher-ups siding with Ranariddh |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721101310/http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/funcinpec-higher-ups-siding-ranariddh |archive-date=21 July 2015 |work=Phnom Penh Post |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hun Sen then proposed to Ranariddh that he return to FUNCINPEC.<ref name="FUNCINPECJan2015">{{cite web |author=T. Mohan |url=http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/7616/presidency-of-funcinpec--inevitable-says-prince-ranariddh/ |title=Presidency of Funcinpec: Inevitable Says Prince Ranariddh |date=4 January 2015 |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150208183327/http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/7616/presidency-of-funcinpec--inevitable-says-prince-ranariddh/ |archive-date=8 February 2015 |work=Khmer Times |url-status=dead }}</ref>