Nepalese Constituent Assembly
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The Nepalese Constituent Assembly is a body of 601 members who were voted into office during an election that was held on April 10, 2008.[1] Of the 601 members, 240 were elected in a direct vote, 335 were elected through proportional representation by political party, and 26 were nominated by the newly formed cabinet.[2] Maoists won half of the directly elected seats and about 30% of proportionally represented seats.[3] The Assembly is tasked with rewriting a new constitution and will decide the fate of the Nepalese monarchy (The monarchy was disbanded in June 2008). [4] The Assembly will also govern the country in the interim until a government is decided; it has a term of two years.[5]
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- ^ Sengupta, Somini. Polls Open in Nepal the Day After Violence Killed 8. The New York Times. 2008-04-10.
- ^ Vijay, Tarun. Rebirth of Nepal. The Times of India. 2008-04-10.
- ^ Mishra, Rabindra. Nepal: The rocky red road. BBC News. 2008-04-22.
- ^ Nepal votes in landmark elections. BBC News. 2008-04-10.
- ^ Haviland, Charles. Electoral thunderbolt for Nepal. BBC News. 2008-04-15.
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