The government formed in the aftermath of an elite-backed de facto coup against the Maoist-led government in May continues in power — although without moral or popular support.
Ben Peterson
With the Maoists no longer heading up the government, the Nepalese elites have collectively let out a sigh of relief.
I recently spent a week talking to people in Rolpa, an especially underdeveloped hilly district in Nepal’s mid-western region.
Less than two weeks after the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) won by-elections in six constituencies across Nepal, it is facing fresh resistance by the old elite.
For a country among the worlds poorest, Nepal has some impressive architecture.
On March 3, the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), which fought a 10-year war against the Nepalese monarchy, started recruiting new soldiers to fill vacancies.
A senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), CP Gajurel stated that the Maoists are prepared to unleash yet another “massive” struggle to institutionalise the Nepal’s new republic, According to a January 4 NepalNews.com article.
If youve read what the mainstream media has had to say about Bhutan in the last year then you would probably have a strong impression of Bhutan and its government: a monarchy that has given up its power and embraced democracy.
Living in Australia, its not easy to imagine that young people have the potential to make major social change.
On September 19, Nepals finance minister and member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Dr Baburam Bhattarai announced the first budget of the Republic of Nepal.
For four months following the historic elections for a constituent assembly which formally ended the monarchy and established a republic the small Himalayan nation was in a state of limbo as right-wing forces disrupted attempts to establish a national consensus government.
Three months after the historic April elections to the constituent assembly that has created a republic, Nepal finally has its first president.
While the historic elections for a constituent assembly were held in April — a product of the pro-democracy uprising that has ended Nepal’s monarchy and created a republic — Nepal is still yet to have a new government sworn in.
Nepal, a small landlocked nation in the Himalayas wedged between China and India, is an incredibly poor and underdeveloped nation.
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