Khmer Will Party
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Khmer Will Party គណបក្សឆន្ទៈខ្មែរ | |
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| Abbreviation | KWP |
| President | Kong Monika |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Preceded by | Cambodia National Rescue Party (self-declared; not legally)[1] |
| Ideology | Populism Liberal democracy Khmer nationalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| National affiliation | Alliance Towards the Future |
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| Slogan | "សាមគ្គី គង់វង្ស ថ្កើនថ្កាន" ("Solidarity, Longevity, Prosperity") |
| Senate | 3 / 62 |
| National Assembly | 0 / 125 |
| Provincial, municipal, town and district councillors | 359 / 4,114 |
The Khmer Will Party (KWP; Khmer: គណបក្សឆន្ទៈខ្មែរ) is a Cambodian political party founded in 2018. Its president is Kong Monika, son of former senior now dissolved-CNRP official Kong Korm.[2] It came fourth in the 2018 general election, but did not win any seats. As the alliance partner Candlelight Party faces legal issues Khmer Will Party became a crucial front for elections, and alliance decided to list certain names under KWP list.[3] Due to the CLP’s exclusion from the Senate elections, many senior and prominent former CLP members seeking election to the Senate moved to two other parties, the Khmer Will Party and the Nation Power Party.[4] These strategic allotments and being a legal front for the barred parties allowed Khmer Will Party to secure three seats in the 2024 election for the opposition.
