![Republic will come if King, Crown Prince do not step down ahead of CA: PM Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, on Sunday, said that the republic will come in the country if King Gyanendra and Crown Prince Paras do not voluntarily abdicate before the elections of the Constituent Assembly (CA). In his meeting with the visiting delegation of representatives of Weekly-Fortnightly Newspapers Network who were accompanied with visiting Pakistani journalists at Baluwatar, PM Koirala implied to the reporters that a ceremonial monarchy can be saved in favour of Nava Yubaraj Hridayendra – who is second-in-line for the succession of 239-year-old Shah dynasty. The eight parties have already agreed to decide the fate of monarchy by the first meeting of the elected CA. As per the second amendment of the interim constitution, the CA elections will take place sometime in Mangsir – probably on Mangsir 10 (November 26) as per recent media reports. The amendment also has a clause whereby the parliament can actually abolish the monarchy by two-third votes if the latter is found conspiring to derail the CA elections. PM Koirala’s Nepali Congress has not yet clarified its stance on monarchy. PM Koirala himself had, on a number of occasions, aired his preference for ceremonial monarchy . nepalnews.com sd Jun 17 07]()
June 17, 2007
Republic will come if King, Crown Prince do not step down ahead of CA: PM Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, on Sunday, said that the republic will come in the country if King Gyanendra and Crown Prince Paras do not voluntarily abdicate before the elections of the Constituent Assembly (CA). In his meeting with the visiting delegation of representatives of Weekly-Fortnightly Newspapers Network who were accompanied with visiting Pakistani journalists at Baluwatar, PM Koirala implied to the reporters that a ceremonial monarchy can be saved in favour of Nava Yubaraj Hridayendra – who is second-in-line for the succession of 239-year-old Shah dynasty. The eight parties have already agreed to decide the fate of monarchy by the first meeting of the elected CA. As per the second amendment of the interim constitution, the CA elections will take place sometime in Mangsir – probably on Mangsir 10 (November 26) as per recent media reports. The amendment also has a clause whereby the parliament can actually abolish the monarchy by two-third votes if the latter is found conspiring to derail the CA elections. PM Koirala’s Nepali Congress has not yet clarified its stance on monarchy. PM Koirala himself had, on a number of occasions, aired his preference for ceremonial monarchy . nepalnews.com sd Jun 17 07
