Elections in Nepal

Elections in Nepal

Elections in Nepal gives information on election and election results in Nepal.

In the 1990 constitution the Parliament ("Sansad") had two chambers. The House of Representatives ("Pratinidhi Sabha") had 205 members elected for five year term in single-seat constituencies in 1991, 1994 and 1999. The National Assembly ("Rashtriya Sabha") had 60 members, 35 members elected by the Pratinidhi Sabha, 15 representatives of Regional Development Areas and 10 appointed members.Parliament was dissolved by the king in 2002 on the grounds that it was incapable of handling the Maoists rebels. The country’s seven main political parties staged protests against the king, arguing that the parliament be reinstated and elections held to a Constituent Assembly. An interim parliament was formed in 2006, abolishing the two chambers, and elections of a Constituent Assembly are scheduled for April 10, 2008.

Nepal has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Latest election

The 2008 Constituent Assembly election transitioned Nepal from a monarchy to a parliamentary republic and gave an overwhelming victory to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), ostensibly ending the protracted civil war. Although acts of violence occurred during the pre-electoral period, election observers noted the elections themselves were markedly peaceful and “well-carried out."Citation | author= The Carter Center| title="Activities by Country: Nepal"|url=http://www.cartercenter.org/countries/nepal.html|accessdate=2008-07-17]

Past elections

References

ee also

*Electoral calendar
*Electoral system

External links

* [http://www.election-commission.org.np/ Election Commission]
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/n/nepal/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://www.cartercenter.org/countries/nepal.html The Carter Center information on Nepal]


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