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  • While King Gyanendra Is Still Inside the Palace, Comrade Prachanda Says Monarchy Is Abolished

    Maoist Supremo Prachanda today claimed that a new era has begun with the ‘legitimate end of the monarchy’. Referring to yesterday’s decision of the interim parliament, the Maoist Chairman added that now a new era had dawned with the end of the monarchy. Third Amendment of Interim Constitution Clears Deck for Republic The Interim Parliament…

  • Nepal a Republic? Not Yet. Cool Down Comrades. Don't Party!

    I am shocked, genuinely shocked, to see the Maoists partying and celebrating yesterday’s 23-point deal by equating that to the declaration of a republic. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal Almost 98 days after the Maoist ministers’ withdrawal from the cabinet, the Prime Minister today “accepted” their resignations. Prachanda has said that the party will…

  • Maoists Got What They Wanted: "Roundtable Conference!"

    The Latest: SPA seal 22-point agreement, Maoists to rejoin govt (read here) Emerging from the interaction, CPN Maoist Chairman Prachanda told reporters (pic) that the conference was in fact the roundtable conference his party had been demanding. –a news report. >>>Interesting remarks by the comrade! So that was what all Maoist hue and cry of…

  • Nepal Politics: Finally, a New Agreement?

    The CA elections under the mixed electoral system: 60 percent of the 601-member CA will be elected under the proportional representation system and rest under first-past-the-post system. A conference of the civil society will be organized to save face of the Maoists. A steering committee will be formed to run the government, who will lead…

  • Headlines: Political Deadlock, Human Rights and Elections

    Nepali Congress folks aiding monarchy will be punished: Sushil Koirala Dec 21 – NC Acting Prez warned to punish the NC leaders and activists who do activities in support of monarchy against the party discipline. Stating that some of the party activists were active in royalist activities, Koirala said that such activities were against the…

  • The Great Talks About New Agreement

    SPA forms taskforce to forge an agreement today itself Dec 15 – The seven party-alliance is busy holding consultations on Saturday on the issue of power sharing among the three major parties—Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist. The formal meeting of the seven parties held this morning at Baluwatar set up a taskforce to forge an…

  • Political Memo: A Tale of Three Parties

    When Maoist Chairman Prachanda says that the implementation of peace agreement is a must the happening of Constituent Assembly polls, he seems to have forgotten the fact that the holding of CA itself is part of the peace process. It’s no secret that the comrade’s party is running away from the electoral competition in one…