Sam Rainsy (C), president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), speaks to the media after voting at the National Assembly in Phnom Penh August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Friday as minority leader with legislative rank equal to Prime Minister Hun Sen, a rare concession by the long-serving premier to preserve a fragile political truce.
The arrangement is part of a deal struck in July to end the Cambodia National Rescue Party's (CNRP) parliamentary boycott and break a year of deadlock fraught with street protests, factory strikes and sporadic unrest resulting from a 2013 election the opposition said was rigged.
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