Nepal's Constituent Assembly polls on April 10: Government

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Source: Udayavani

Kathmandu, January 11: Nepal's twice-deferred Constituent Assembly polls to decide its future political system will now be held on April 10, the government announced on Friday ...

The elections were first scheduled for June 20 last year but were postponed as the government failed to enact sufficient election laws. Another polling date was set for November 22 but it too was deferred as Maoists, who had joined the multi-party government ending the decade-old insurgency, withdrew from the administration.

The former rebels, who had signed a landmark peace deal with the seven-party alliance in November 2006, re-joined the government recently after the major parties in the ruling coalition agreed to their key demands, which included abolishing the centuries-old monarchy and declaring Nepal a republic through Parliament subject to the endorsement of the decision by the Constituent Assembly polls.

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1. I really hope it works this time.

I've read a lot of things where people bad-mouth the maoists, even on here, but it seems like they're taking this very seriously, and having the best (most fair, most useful) elections possible means their fight wasn't in vain. They've fought for so long, and suffered for so long before then, that a few months wait is more than worth it if it means victory for democracy and the people of Nepal.

Ha! after writing that law sentence I thought of the "spreading democracy" propaganda from Bush. Everything he touches turns to shit, and the places he leaves alone sort out democracy for themselves. Anyone else not surprised?