 Non, who was ultimately to become Minister of the Interior, also created the "Sangkum Sathéaranak Râth" (the Socio-Republican Party, PSR) as a political organisation to represent the interests of Lon Nol and the officer corps.The two rival parties, In Tam's Democratic Party and Sirik Matak's Republicans, refused to contest the elections to the National Assembly in September 1972, leading to the PSR's total dominance.Non's faction of the party was referred to as the "Dangkor" group, distinguishing it from the rival "Dangrek" faction centred on veteran radical Son Ngoc Thanh and academic Hang Thun Hak.