| Cambodian Youth Party | |
| Native Name: | Central Khmer: គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា |
| Founded: | 24 December 2015 |
| Leader: | Pich Sros |
| Ideology: | Populism[1] |
| Headquarters: | No. 881, Street 74, Sangkat Chom Chao, Khan Pou Senchey, Phnom Penh |
| Membership: | 10,000 |
| Membership Year: | 2016 |
| Slogan: | "Central Khmer: សេរីភាព យុត្តិធម៌ អភិវឌ្ឍន៍" ("Freedom, Justice, Development") |
| Website: | https://www.cambodianyouthparty.org/ |
| Country: | Cambodia |
| Abbreviation: | CYP |
| Colors: | Dark Blue |
| Native Name Lang: | km |
| Seats1 Title: | Senate |
| Seats2 Title: | National Assembly |
| Seats3 Title: | Commune chiefs |
| Seats4 Title: | Commune councillors |
| Seats5 Title: | Provincial, municipal, town and district councillors |
The Cambodian Youth Party (CYP; Central Khmer: គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា)[2] is a pro-government party created by Pich Sros. It is known for being one of the parties that called for the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to dissolve after allegedly conspiring to overthrow the current government.[3] [4] The party is also one of the twenty parties involved in the Consultation Forum created by current Prime Minister Hun Sen.[5] During its time as part of the forum, the CYP has also managed to conserve the Boeung Prek Toap lake.[6]
The CYP was created by Pich Sros in December 2015 as a way to focus on the disadvantaged youth in Cambodia, and to create job opportunities and education for them, saying "Youth's interest is the reason I made this party."[7] He aims to do this by running in the next Cambodian general election, scheduled for 29 July 2018.
| Year | Party leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ± | ± | ||||||
| 2018 | Pich Sros | 39,333 | 0.62 | New | New | 12th | ||
| 2023 | 97,412 | 1.25 | 0.63 | 0 | 4th | |||
| Year | Party leader | Votes | Position | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ± | ± | ± | ||||||
| Pich Sros | 1,505 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 9th | |||||
| 2022 | 13,643 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 3 | 6th | ||||