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Constitutional Reform – 1991

The process of constitutional reform in Cambodia began after the formalization of the Supreme National Council (SNC) and before the formal signing of the Paris Agreement. On September 25, 1991, the SNC of Cambodia agreed on the number of seats in the Constituent Assembly, the number of members of the Constituent Assembly that could be adopted in a new constitution, and the time frame for the organization of elections. These were supplements to the draft agreement on Cambodia. The SNC decided that there would be 120 seats in the Constituent Assembly, and that the Constituent Assembly could adopt the new constitution only with two-thirds of its membersÕ votes. The Supreme National Council also agreed to organize elections within six months from the first day of electoral registration.¹

The National Assembly of Cambodia amended Cambodia’s constitution to make the constitutional clauses suitable to the new developments in political liberalization. The constitution was now in accordance with democracy and national reconciliation, and also particularly constructed to conform to the implementation of the peace agreement.²

1. “Cambodian SNC Reaches Three More Agreements,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, October 2, 1991.
2. “National Assembly Meets to Adopt Measures Following Recent Unrest,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 30, 1991.