NEPAL: Protesters pressure government over elections

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Protests were held in some 30 of Nepal's 75 districts on July 26, organised by the Citizens Movement for Democracy and Peace, an umbrella body of non-party organisations. The protest in the capital, Kathmandu, reportedly attracted 2000-3000. Demonstrators sought to pressure the country's parliament, which was reconvened in the wake of a mass democracy movement against the rule of King Gyanendra, and Maoist guerrilla rebels to expedite implementation of an agreement to hold elections to a constituent assembly. In 2002, Gyanendra launched a royal coup and suspended the elected government.


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