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  • As Nepal Is Getting Election Results, India Responds-1

    A compilation of articles and commentaries in Indian media about CA election results of Nepal. Part one of two. here is part two Indian diplomacy faces Kathmandu test 15 Apr, 2008, 0338 hrs IST, Nirmala Ganapathy, TNN (The Economic Times) NEW DELHI: Maoists have privately assured the UPA government that they will continue to do…

  • Nepali Congress, CPN Maoist and the Unexpected Results From PR and FPTP

    ….because you never know the result of elections in advance! If there is anything that is making CPN Maoist feel regrettable in the post-poll scenario that must be their pre-poll emphasis on the Proportional Representation (PR) system for the Constituent Assembly elections. On the other side of the political spectrum Nepali Congress must be feeling…

  • As Maoist Is Set To Lead the Govt, Nepal Army Says NO To PLA Integration

    Update: Nepal Army has expressed its commitment to work under the direction of an elected government, whoever comes to power, reports Nepalnews. The army representative in Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee (JMCC) Shiva Pradhan is learnt to have said so during the meeting of the JMCC held Tuesday in the capital. “It is entirely up to…

  • While Congratulating Nepal for Historic Elections, United States is Silent About Maoist Victory

    The following is the Press Statement issued by Sean McCormack, Spokesman of the US Department of State in Washington, DC on April 14, 2008 Nepal Elections: We congratulate the people of Nepal on their historic Constituent Assembly election on April 10. Although there was considerable violence and intimidation during the pre-election period, and some instances…

  • Need of the Hour for Nepal: A Complete End to the Maoist Intimidation

    Today’s attack to Nepali Congress candidate Ram Sharan Mahat (more at the end of the post), first incident of Maoist highhandedness after their victory in the CA, is deplorable As the Maoist is readying itself to assume the leadership of the government that is to be formed by the Constituent Assembly, Nepali society and the…

  • Know Your Representative: List of Elected Members of Constituent Assembly

    As of late night today while vote count continues in many constituencies around the country while some will see repolling in the next few days (out of 240 constituencies). Maoists: 110 seats; NC 32; UML 27 Plus, there is also a terrorist who got elected, thanks do democracy!

  • Let’s Give Maoist A Chance!

    Maoists are winning the election. There are various reasons for that. The most prominent reason is people’s need for a change. They want something different. They have tried congress and they have tried UML. By Tilak KC in Bremen, Germany I am usually a political pessimist. I never thought that Maoist would come to dialogues…