Nepal

Nepal: Left wins big victory

The Nepalese left has stunned the world yet again. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), a US-designated 鈥渢errorist鈥 outfit, won a landslide victory in April 9 general elections.

Madheshi people reject marginalisation

Nepalese PM Girija Prasad Koirala has vowed to amend the country鈥檚 constitution to meet the key demands of Madheshi protesters from the country鈥檚 southern plains, BBC News reported on February 8. He pledged to introduce a federal system of governance and more representation of the southern plains in the parliament.

Maoists to join Nepal's government

Under an historic November 8 agreement between the ruling Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the Maoists will dissolve their parallel government by November 26 and join an interim government that will be set up no later than December 1. The CPN(M) waged a 10-year guerrilla war seeking to end Nepal鈥檚 feudal monarchy. It has established a parallel administration in some 80% of the country.