Nepal
Maoist leader elected as prime minister in Nepal
By W.A. Sunil, September 5, 2011
With no means for resolving the country’s sharp political divisions, Bhattarai’s government is likely to be as short-lived as its predecessor.
Nepali prime minister resigns amid sharp political crisis
By W.A. Sunil, August 22, 2011
The country currently lacks a government and the deadline for passing a new constitution expires next week.
Nepal: Constitutional crisis temporarily averted
By W.A Sunil, May 31, 2010
The Nepalese government reached a last-minute deal on Friday with the opposition Maoists to extend the parliament, but the underlying issues are not resolved.
Constitutional crisis looming in Nepal
By W.A. Sunil, May 27, 2010
If negotiations fail to extend tomorrow’s deadline for the dissolution of Nepal’s Constituent Assembly, the country faces an immediate political and constitutional crisis.
Nepali Maoists call general strike against government
By W.A. Sunil, May 5, 2010
The Maoists are calling for the ouster of the prime minister and the formation of a “national unity government” under their leadership.
Political standoff in Nepal over constitution
By W.A. Sunil, March 17, 2010
Political tensions in Nepal are rising and the army is increasingly flexing its political muscle ahead of the May 28 deadline for drawing up a new constitution.
Nepali Maoists hold protests to demand a place in government
By W.A Sunil, December 24, 2009
The Maoist party is threatening further strike action next month if the ruling coalition does not agree to its demands for a national unity government.
Nepal’s Maoist prime minister steps down
By W.A. Sunil, May 8, 2009
A fresh political crisis erupted in Nepal when the Maoist-led government collapsed last Sunday, just nine months after it took power.
New Maoist-led government installed in Nepal
By W.A. Sunil, September 2, 2008
After months of wrangling among Nepal’s political parties following elections in April, a coalition government led by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) was sworn in on August 22. The CPN-M’s coalition partners are the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the ethnic-based Madhesi Peoples Right Forum (MPRF). The CPN-UML ministers were finally sworn in yesterday after bickering over who would hold the number-two cabinet post was resolved.
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