Phnom Penh (FN), August 19 - Four senior officials of royalist FUNCINPEC party, namely You Hockry, Por Bun Sreu, Nheb Bun Chin and Yem Savy, requested to resign from their senior positions but remain members of the royalist party, according to the letter submitted to the party's president, Norodom Ranariddh, dated on 18 August 2018.

The request for resignation was based on the reason of "under qualified" for the shuffled positions.

In a letter Fresh News received on Saturday, the three Vice Presidents You Hockry, Por Bun Sreu, Nheb Bun Chin were promoted to members of senior council of the party and Yem Savy promoted from the Secretary General to Vice President.

It is worth nothing that on 15 August 2018, the president decided to appoint his son Norodom Chakravuth as an Acting President of FUNCINPEC, and one deputy Secretary General Pich Sodetha to be responsible for finance.
=FRESH NEWS