Maoists

Nepal; a nice little earner for the Maoist ruling class - in Lenin's footsteps

Ret Marut — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:31:17 +0000

But as the result became clear Maoist leader Prachanda told journalists “I will be declared the acting President of this country very soon…which will be followed by occupying the post of the all powerful President of New Nepal…this is the peoples’ mandate…no force on earth can disobey this mandate”.

Maoists win the election in Nepal

Ret Marut — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:40:58 +0000

The result so far is for the 240-seats first-past-the-post vote for the Constituent Assembly. Results for the decisive 335-seat proportional representation part of the Assembly will take longer, but the Maoists are expected to do well in this too.

Maoism in South Asia - Republican Nepal & Indian Naxalites

Ret Marut — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:36:43 +0000

Under pressure from the Maoists, the government has finally declared that Nepal will become a republic. For several months the political process towards elections has been stalled in Nepal.