THE CONSTITUTION
THE CONSTITUTION
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia


ANNEX 5
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

We,
President, Vice-Presidents, and Members of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia,
would like to take solemnly an oath of allegiance
Before the King, before the Supreme Patriarchs and
Before Devata guardians of the Nine-tiered Great White Umbrella of State
as follows:
     - In the performance of our functions and in the fulfillment of the missions entrusted by the People of Cambodia, we are resolutely determined to respect the Constitution, and always serve, in the present and in the future, the interests of the people of Cambodia, of the nation and of the Cambodian motherland. We swear not to exploit the national interest to serve our individual interests, or the interests of our family, our party or those of our faction.
     - We commit ourselves resolutely up to the ultimate sacrifice to defend, in the present and in the future,
        • the complete independence of our motherland;
        • the full national sovereignty;
        • the legitimate territorial integrity in the land and sea boundaries of Cambodia existing from 1963 to 1969 and;
        • the national unity without allowing partition or secession.
     - We are resolutely determined to maintain, in the present and in the future, the neutrality and the non-alignment for Cambodia and will never allow anyone to interfere in the internal affairs of Cambodia or to dictate the domestic and foreign policy of Cambodia. We will never serve foreign interests and will never do any activity that would harm the interests of the people, of the nation and of the Cambodian motherland.
     - We pledge to abolish all forms of violence in the solution of problems at the national and international level, but the Kingdom of Cambodia shall reserve the right to take up arms against foreign aggression in order to defend the nation and the motherland.
     - We are resolutely determined to always respect, in the present and in the future, the principles of liberal democracy, with a parliamentary system and a pluralist system and strictly respect human rights as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
     - We commit ourselves resolutely to fight against all kinds of corruption, social injustice, and to struggle for national reconciliation, national unity, social peace, and national peace and for the prosperity of our beloved and sacred Cambodian people and motherland.
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