Source:
Sify NewsMonday, 14 April 2008, 09:05
Last Updated: Monday, 14 April , 2008, 09:08
Kathmandu: The Maoists continue with their victory march in the landmark Nepal elections, bagging 89 of the total declared 162 seats for which results were announced here on Monday ...
Read more:
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14648551
Maoists gain more seats in Nepal
... The election was hailed by both national and international observers.
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who led 62 monitors observing the polls, said the election provided new opportunities for previously marginalised minorities to participate in the political process.
"The Madeshis, Dalits, Janjatis and other marginalised groups will now be given a chance to participate along with women," Mr Carter said ...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hfdNqWQhDnFGsRrDdgnVizo8d1NwNepal: Record victory for Maoists' leader Dr. Bhattarai
Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai, the Nepal Communist Party-Maoists’ deputy chief in command has been the one fortunate candidate who has won the election with the highest margin.
According to the election results from Gorkha-1, Dr. Bhattarai <who> secured 46,272 votes, defeated his nearest rival Chandra Prakash Neupane of the Nepali Congress by 40,129 votes.
http://www.telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=3258 Maoists to lead coalition government in Nepal
... “Everybody should accept that we, being the largest political party, have the right to lead the next government,” said Baburam Bhattarai, the former rebels’ deputy chief and largest vote gatherer in Thursday’s crucial constituent assembly election.
By Monday morning, the once underground party hunted down as terrorists had captured 80 of the 153 seats declared so far, far outpacing Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s Nepali Congress (NC), once the biggest in parliament but now struggling with 26 seats ...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/maoists-to-lead-coalition-government-in-nepal_10037696.htmlFormer Maoist guerrillas on brink of historic Nepal election victory
Rebels upstage political rivals as royal dynasty ends
We are committed to democracy, says leader
Randeep Ramesh, South Asia correspondent
The Guardian,
Monday April 14 2008
... The vote is the culmination of a peace process that began in 2006 when street protests ended the absolute rule of King Gyanendra.
In the political deal that followed, Maoist guerrillas agreed to a end their 10-year insurgency, which claimed almost 14,000 lives, and enter a UN-sponsored disarmament programme. The guerrillas also returned to politics, shaping pre-election agreements such as the one to abolish the monarchy ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/14/tibet Rebels to rulers: Maoists prepare for transition
14 Apr, 2008, 0410 hrs IST,Praveen S Tampi , TNN
KATHMANDU: Comrade Ananta—Barsha Man Pun Magar is his real name—sits hunched in a crowded room inside the heavily-guarded counting booth in Pul Chowk, Kathmandu. Ideally, he should be rejoicing. Ananta just got declared elected from Lalitpur-1 to the Nepal’s Constituent Assembly (CA), and there’s a multitude outside singing and sloganeering, waiting for a glimpse of their dear candidate. Dressed in a faded khaki jacket and jeans, the Maoist Central Committee member and the once-dreaded deputy chief of their People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is but visibly uncomfortable picturing himself as a politician.
“We are winning everywhere. We will easily have 40% seats in the new CA, and everything else will be decided by the party leadership and Prachandaji,” says he in broken Hindi politely refusing to take any more questions. Ananta’s discomfort in talking politics seems to personify the single biggest challenge that Maoists will have to confront in the coming weeks – the painful transition from a war-hardened rebel force into a democratic entity dabbling in the dirty world of real politik.
... The magnitude of their own performance seems to have stunned even the Maoist leadership, not to say about the local media and political observers. Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Prachanda won the Kathmandu-10 seat with a majority of over 11,000 votes while his deputy Baburam Bhattarai – widely expected to head the interim government – bagged the Gorkha-2 constituency by over 35,000 votes.
The results so far has also seen two of the top players fading away from the scene – Nepali Congress acting president Sushil Koirala has quit while Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) chief Madhab Kumar Nepal has offered to step down. Both had lost the polls ...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Rebels_to_rulers_Maoists_prepare_for_transition/articleshow/2949843.cms Victory march continues for Nepal Maoists
14 Apr 2008, 0146 hrs IST , TNN
... It was a severe drubbing for the UML that lost its fortress, Kathmandu valley, where it had ridden to victory in the last general election in 1999. To add insult to the injury, most UML ministers, past and present, had bitten the dust while its chief and one of Nepal's top seven leaders, Madhav Kumar Nepal, had been worsted by debutant contenders in both the capital and Rautahat in the Terai.
Taking the blame for the debacle, Nepal on Sunday formally resigned as head of the party. He also expressed doubt over remaining in the ruling coalition despite Maoist chief Prachanda's earlier assurance that his party would work in tandem with other parties and keep the alliance intact till a new constitution was written. Nepal said it was 'morally inappropriate' for his party to remain in the government ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/Victory_march_continues_for_Nepal_Maoists/articleshow/2949656.cms Maoists move towards majority in Nepal
Ameet Dhakal
... Prominent members of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s family have been trounced.
His daughter and Minister Sujata Koirala, his nephews Shekhar Koirala and Ashok Koirala and his cousin Sushil Koirala have lost.
Senior NC leader and Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, the former Finance Minister, Mahesh Acharya, the former Minster, Govinda Raj Joshi, and senior UML leader and former Foreign Minister, K.P. Olim, have been defeated ...
http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041457610100.htmNepal's Maoists take surprise election lead
... Complete results are not expected until April 20 at the earliest ...
If the Maoists emerge as the dominant force in the assembly, they will insist that it abide by a pre-election agreement to abolish the 240-year-old monarchy at its first meeting. They are also likely to demand a strong, executive presidency, occupied by Prachanda.
The US is now under pressure to remove the Maoists from its terrorist list, as demanded last week by the former President Jimmy Carter, who helped to observe the election. India is likely to review its policy towards the Maoists, whom it has long regarded with suspicion because of their alleged links to Maoist rebels in India.
British officials are waiting to see whether the Maoists will pursue their stated aim to abolish the Gurkhas, who have fought for Britain since 1817 ...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3740061.ece 
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
