240-year-old Nepal monarchy will be over in a month
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, April 15, IRNA
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Maoist leader Prachanda, whose CPN-Maoist has emerged as the largest party in Nepal's constituent assembly polls, on Tuesday said the 240-year-old monarchy will be over within a month in the Himalayan nation.
"I think within one month all these things should be cleared and I hope and I expect that within one month we will organize the first meeting of the first assembly and that first meeting should abolish the monarchy," Prachanda told a private Indian news channel NDTV.
Noting that the issue of ending of monarchy has already been incorporated in the interim constitution, the Maoist leader said all parties have agreed on it.
"I think within one month monarchy will be over," he said.
Prachanda discounted the view that there could be a demand for 'ceremonial monarchy'.
"No, I don't think so. I don't think that from within the constitutional assembly there will be any kind of opposition because all parties have already taken their position against monarchy in favor of the republican system," he said.
He said that there is already 'heavy consensus' on abolition of monarchy in Nepal.
"I don't think there will be any problem. Maybe the monarch himself may try to resist...," Prachanda said.
With the Maoists sweeping the Constituent Assembly polls, bagging 116 out of the 214 declared so far and leading in 11 others, the party has initiated serious consultations including a meeting with Prime Minister G P Koirala on modalities to form the new government.
Prachanda has also met Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shanker Mukherjee and discussed the post-poll situation.
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