Topic: Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
All Content
-
Election of popular Maoist leader as PM raises hopes in Nepal
The election of Maoist Baburam Bhattarai as prime minister has Nepal cautiously optimistic that the country may have found a leader who can end more than two years of political deadlock.
-
Nepal struggles to shape a government that can govern
Nepal, which pulled out of civil war in 2006, has had three coalition governments in three years. Lawmakers just agreed to extend parliament by three months, but few are hopeful they'll soon resolve thorny issues.
-
Nepal gets new leader, but future still jittery
Nepal got a new prime minister after seven months of a leadership vacuum. Some say the new coalition may result in boosting the agenda of the Maoist party.
-
Nepal's Maoists storm parliament, slide into opposition role
Political consensus on key issues surrounding the country's peace process will now be even more difficult as the Maoists gear up to become the main opposition party, analysts say.
Become part of the Monitor community