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| Nepal parliament votes to end monarchy |
| 2007-12-29 |
| Nepal lawmakers Friday formally approved a decision to abolish the monarchy and declare the country a republic as part of a deal with former Maoist rebels. However, King Gyanendra will remain on the throne for the time being as the agreement between the Maoists and the government last weekend to make Nepal a republic can only be put into effect at the first meeting of a new constituent assembly. Polls for that assembly are due to be held by mid-April. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 One man, one vote, one time. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2007-12-29 07:49 |
| #2 Give it two years... the Maoists will vote to end the Nepal Parliament itself.... |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-12-29 07:26 |
| #1 Crappy deal for the Nepalese. Most of them don't care about voting and politics; tending the flock is what gets them up in the morning. Of course, Maoist agitators are flooding the villages promising 40 acres and a mule, and the Chinese sphere of influence grows bigger. It's a bad deal for all. Natives are treated as sheep for China, and China has another "problem" to contend with when the backlash ensues. As if they don't have enough "problems" already. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan 2007-12-29 04:32 |