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Seminar Report
Nepal Elections 2013: Return of NC and UML, and the Fall of Maoists and Madhes Parties
Sisir Devkota. · 09 Dec, 2013 · #4210 · Commentary
Sisir Devkota
Research Intern, IPCS
The second round of Constituent Assembly elections took place on 19 November 2013 with 122 political parties contesting in 240 election constituencies. The election was carried out for 601 seats in the parlia ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
The Fall of Maoists
Sisir Devkota. · 29 Nov, 2013 · #4200 · Commentary
The 2013 CA election in Nepal was a show of vibrant participation, inclusiveness and enthusiasm. Not only was there an increase in people’s representatives, there were also 68 more political parties running for the FPTP (first past the post) an ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
(Un)Making of Madhesi Politics
Sohan Prasad Sha. · 28 Nov, 2013 · #4198 · Commentary
As the Nepal’s election result unfolds, the sudden setback to ‘progressive forces for Change’ is surprising. The Madhes movement of 2007, which invoked federalism, gave rise to political parties from Madhes, drew into the national ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
The Fall of Maoists
Pramod Jaiswal. · 26 Nov, 2013 · #4190 · Commentary
The election results are set to change the power equations. The UPCN – Maoist, which came first in the CA – I has come third in CA-II elections, with Nepali Congress and CPN-UML securing the first two positions.
The UCPN-Maois ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
Deconstructing Madhesi Politics
Sohan Prasad Sha. · 19 Nov, 2013 · #4183 · Commentary
Since the Jana Andolan of 2006, Nepal has been undergoing a historic transition characterised by dynamism, such as the rise of Madhesi politics, which has been referred as the ‘rise of regional based ethno-nationalism’ (Hachhetu, 2007). ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
Forecasting the Power Composition
Pramod Jaiswal. · 19 Nov, 2013 · #4182 · Commentary
Nepal is once again voting for the second Constituent Assembly (CA) election on 19 November 2013. The CA dissolution caused severe deadlocks in Nepalese politics. Ultimately, all the major political parties agreed to have elections by appointing Ch ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
Is there Hope for Madhes?
Sisir Devkota. · 11 Nov, 2013 · #4170 · Commentary
The second round of CA elections has provided hope for the historically exploited people of the geographically flat plains (Madhes/Terai) of Nepal. The hopes are high at this time because the people in Madhes have an outstanding chance to choose th ...
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IPCS Discussion
Contemporary Nepal: Elections, Constitution-Making and Internal Politics
Roomana Hukil. · 07 Nov, 2013 · #4168 · Commentary
Dr Nishchal Nath Pandey
Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, Nepal
The current situation of Nepal can be discussed through three scenarios.
Scenario I: The real strength of the 33 political parties led by CPN-Maoist’s cadre ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
Misjudged Challenges Ahead
Sisir Devkota. · 31 Oct, 2013 · #4159 · Commentary
According to the Election Commission of Nepal, there has been a drop in the number of registered voters from 17.5 million in 2008 elections to 12.3 million this year. Apart from this, the general belief is that the polls will take place. The belief ...
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Nepal’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Can it Heal Old Wounds?
Buddhi Man Tamang. · 18 Sep, 2013 · #4125 · Commentary
There is a provision in the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) signed in 2006 between the CPN (Maoist) and the government that war crimes and human rights violations will be resolved through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The president has ...
