Peace-building
From the field When Will the Nepalese People Get a New PM?
Unfortunately the seventh round of elections for the position of Prime Minister of Nepal has once more failed to produce a result. (See my previous posts for coverage of earlier rounds in this process). One change however is that the the candidate of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Mr. Puspa Kamal Dahal, has declared his withdrawal from the race to be PM. Mr. Dahal has made this decision following the three-point agreement with the Chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML). The both parties have also asked the Nepali Congress (NC) to withdraw its candidacy of the PM post too. They have claimed that for the national consensus government, both parties have to withdraw their candidates for the PM post. The three-point agreement focused on a way to break the deadlock in the PM election process and the formation of the national consensus government. Read more >>>
From the field Nepal Peace Process at a Standstill
‘Resignation of the Prime Minister’ – the much awaited demand of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) was finally fulfilled on June 30, when Prime Minister Madhev Kumar Nepal submitted his resignation letter to the President, Ram Baran Yadav. The President in turn provided his consent to the resignation letter on the very same day, and asked the political parties to form a consensus government within seven days. Today is the last day for formation of the new government; and yet none of the political parties have yet reached for agreement on the consensus government. Read more >>>
From the field A Political Crisis in Nepal is Ahead!
The political dynamic is changing everyday in Nepal. It is difficult to predict the likely scenario of politics considering the day to day politics. In previous posts on this blog I have included some more postive possibilities, but unfortunately politics in Nepal seems to be developing a worse case scenario. Read more >>>
From the field Continuing Uncertainty in Nepal
The ‘indefinite general strike’ called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) recently ended, after 6 days. The strike followed the mass rallies and meetings on the occasion of the Labor Day on May 1st. It is suspected that more than one hundred thousand people, especially youths, were brought to Kathmandu from the different parts of the country to celebrate the Labor Day and for the general strike. Read more >>>
From the field No Hope for making the new Constitution!
With only 36 days left until the deadline for a the new constitution, all political parties opined that it looks impossible to complete it by 28 May 2010. The Constituent Assembly (CA) term extension is the dominating issue these days in the Nepalese politics, each of the three major political parties have different positions. Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), the largest political party in the CA has demanded leadership in the new government before the extension of the CA term, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML) has proposed extending the CA term and some of the leaders of Nepali Congress (NC) have proposed for extension while some others have expressed a wish for elections for fresh mandate after May 28. Read more >>>
From the field Nepal Political Deadlock Continues
The High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) has recently been addressing some major issues in the Nepali peace process. The mechanism has decided to deal with the critical issues in a package. Read more >>>
From the field Hope Diminished for Writing a New Constitution
Nepal is currently in political stalemate, over three issues: civilian supremacy, as the President moves to reinstate the army chief; the formation of the new government under leadership of the Maoist party; and the reintegration of the Maoist combatants. This stalemate is a major setback for the peace process and the writing of the new constitution. Read more >>>
