Funcinpec
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Template:Politics of Cambodia Funcinpec 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.
It traces its roots to Norodom Sihanouk, the Cambodian independence leader and former King of Cambodia, and is led by his eldest son, Prince Norodom Ranariddh.
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."