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Nepal

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Nepal


Government
Political history · Constitution
Executive
Prime Minister (List)
Girija Prasad Koirala
Parliament
Interim legislature of Nepal
Nepalese Constituent Assembly

Judiciary
Supreme Court of Nepal

Elections
Election Commission of Nepal
2008
Political parties

Administrative divisions
Capital
Regions
Zones
Districts

Foreign relations
Democracy movement in Nepal
Civil War


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During the 1990 Constitution, Nepal had a two chamber Parliament (Sansad):

Parliament was dissolved by King Gyanendra in 2002, on the grounds that it was incapable of handling the Maoist rebels. The King of Nepal was traditionally known as the Mahārājdhirāja (श्री 5 महाराजधिराज his queen was known as the Badāmahārānī Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह Jñānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva (born 7 July The country's five main political parties have staged protests against the king, arguing that he must either call fresh elections or reinstate the elected legislature. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral In 2004 the king announced that parliamentary elections would be held within twelve months; in April 2006, in response to major pro-democratic protests, it was announced that Parliament would be reestablished. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English The 2006 Democracy Movement ( Nepali: लोकतन्त्र आन्दोलन Loktantra Āndolan) is a name given to the ongoing political agitations against

On January 15, 2007, the old parliament was dissolved and substituted by an 330-member interim legislature. On January 15 2007 the Pratinidhi Sabha, the legislature of Nepal, was dissolved and a new Interim legislature was formed


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