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Kamal Thapa, President of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nepal), is taking his party to the second Constituent Assembly election on 19 November 2013 on two principal planks: Restoration of monarchy and Hindu state. The first CA had abolished them in 2008.
In the election for the first CA, other parties had prevented his pro-palace and pro-Hinduism party from organizing mass meetings. Thanks to the mismanagement and corruption of ruling parties, Mr. Thapa, a minister for several times under the Panchayat system and multiparty democracy, is now getting attention and traction.
His party’s mass meetings have been attracting a crowd as never before. Bharat Jangam, a lawyer and RPP candidate from one of the toughest constituencies, Kathmandu 1, recently told me, “I may not win this election, but reception from voters is quiet encouraging.”
Between Mr. Thapa’s main planks, restoration of Hindu state is resonating with voters. Nepal’s 88 percent population is Hindu. Even moderate secularist like Bhagirath Basnet, a former foreign secretary, believe that there should have been a referendum before declaring the country secular.
Reinstatement of monarchy is not as popular. People view the ousted King Gyanendra and his son, Paras, as the face of monarchy and do not like it. King Gyanendra had imposed direct rule in 2005 that triggered popular backlash and his son has been linked to criminal activities, including the murder of a singer. But who knows, Great Britain had restored its abolished monarchy after a decade.
Although a web-based unscientific opinion poll has shown Mr. Thapa’s party leading in the seat count of the second Constituent Assembly, other similar surveys tell otherwise. One survey puts the Nepali Congress ahead, w...
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Two main sticking points – nature of federalism and form of government – had prevented the first Assembly from writing a new statute. Ethnic parties and the UCPN (Maoist) supported ethnic states, while other parties favored multi-ethnic and viable states. Likewise, the UCPN (Maoist) wanted the presidential system, Nepali Congress parliamentary and CPN (UML) mixed.
Their current manifestos, too, reflect these differences. If they stick to their guns, the second Assembly will also fail to complete the new constitution. That will likely offer fresh opportunities for Mr. Thapa to gain further ground in the following election. Alternatively, the far left and far right may decide to work together, as in Cambodia. Either way, the main losers will be the people in the middle who love liberal democracy and freedom.
As a representative of the Algo ethnic group, I want to say that our people would like the new state to introduce a parliamentary system of governence. Parliamentarism is a system of government in which the head of government is elected by and accountable to a parliament or legislature. One could rightfully ask: What is our reasoning for desiring this? We think it is justified because in presidential systems the populace at large votes for a chief executive, who is the President, in a nation-wide election. This is revenant as the Algo comprises the minority of the population of the Republic of Jarth, which consists of only 1.1 million representatives in the whole state, compared to that of 2.9 million Randies, 3.8 million Dorfas and 2.2 million Takas living in the Republic of Jarth. One can reasonably assume that the outcome will most likely be that the cumulation of the majority’s vote will hinder the representation (in numbers) of the members of the minority in office. Subsequently, the Algo will have to live under the control of a leader from another ethnic group again, which the Algo members tremble at the thought of because we are proud of their ethnicity and do not wished to be shamed for it. On the other hand, in parliamentarism, the first step is an election of members of parliament, which are the political parties. This is imperative since it will allow the Algo to be able to choose the party we really share interests with....
With every significant decision, there is always some form of conflict. Especially when it comes to perfecting a newly, formed government.
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Contrary to popular belief, a minority government does not necessarily hinder a governing party. When practiced correctly, a minority government can be an improvement on single-party majority. Instead of one party controlling government, minority governments allow for multi-party governance, which promotes compromise between political parties. On the whole, minority government decreases stability and requires continuous cooperation with opposition parties. Although faced with many challenges, there are several beneficial aspects to a minority government. This paper will argue that a minority government does not hinder a governing party, and in fact can be beneficial in numerous ways. Most importantly a minority government allows the Prime Minister to maintain a range of important resources which allow for an effective government, minority governments deliver a more open and inclusive decision making process, and a minority government guarantees the confidence of the House for a certain amount of time.
Most democratic countries have a multi-party system where many different ideologies are represented in government. Multi-party systems provide a broader representation of the people and give voters more choices at the polls, however, can lead a party to form a coalition, which can dissolve easily causing instability in the government. The United States electo...
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This essay aims to analyse the structure of the 1994 electoral reform and the changes that occurred in the LDP structure and policy-making after this reform. The study is organised in two parts: the first is about the electoral reform itself and the political environment of the following years; on the other hand, the second part analyses the principal changes occurred after the reform respectively in the LDP internal structure and in the policy-making processes.
For years, countries have had different legislatures bicameral and unicameral. The features of each legislatures are distinct from one another. It even accounts to various vices and virtues. Both legislatures exist in various countries in the world. The reason to which varies in each place. Legislatures are essential for a society to perform politically well. However, the political structure of every nations varies thus, there exist no simple generalization. The structural arrangements of different legislatures are distinct in relation to their number of chambers available. (Danziger, J. N. (1996))
Shrestha, Nanda R. Nepal and Bangladesh: a World studies Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc, 2002
In the 1999 elections for the first time in Malaysia’s history opposition parties united under Barisan Alternatif (Alternative Front or BA). Party Keadilan is a small multi-ethnic party formed in 1999 by activists in the reformation movement. Besides, PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party) had provided strong competition for UMNO. Another major ...
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The Nepal monarchy was founded in 1768. Throughout history, rule of the country passed through generations of the royal family because political parties were banned. South Asia (2015) explains in 1990, the first People’s Movement began to steer the monarchy toward a more democratic government. In 1991, the first elections were held and by 1996 the Maoist party declared war on the elected government and existing monarchy. The Democratic Party launched another People’s Movement in 2006, which led to King Gyanendra surrendering his power to Parliament. On May 28, 2008, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal signed its own constitution and abolished the 240 year monarchy (South Asia, 2015).
In Nepal, I experienced both the progressive style of family living and the older medieval style where custom and tradition count first no matter what. More than 90% of the people in Nepal who were born between 1978 and 1998 (the Generation Y youth) still live in old medieval-style families where cultural rules govern everyday life. The people of Nepal are socially segmented along lines of caste, sub-caste and ethnicity, and values and traditions also differ from one caste to another.
Today we are here to come together and unite in our quest for a continued democratic government. I, BB HH, am the president and founding member of the Democratic Fusion Committee (DFC). This nurtured, beautiful, beloved Rainbow Nation has encountered its birthday of being a democratic society for twenty long, splendid, strengthening years. This society climbed it’s arduous journey out of the rubble and dystopia that was our past and transformed this country from a barren wasteland filled with lies, deception and hate into a utopia from which sprung forth equality, freedom and love. The hands of Tata Madiba, by which this great nation was born, worked tirelessly to achieve the democracy we have today, that the DFC will continue to endlessly strive for in everything that we do. To change to a government that has not been in power before, especially since democracy, is a frightening ordeal, but as Tata Madiba once said, “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear4, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who feels afraid, bu...