In a 1995 poll of 700 people conducted by the Khmer Journalists ' Associations , 24 percent of respondents preferred Ranariddh to take the throne .
A larger proportion indicated no preference over any members of the royal family .
In a 1995 poll of 700 people conducted by the Khmer Journalists ' Associations , 24 percent of respondents preferred Ranariddh to take the throne , although a larger proportion indicated no preference over any members of the royal family .