As millions of Nepalese head to the polls, we ask if politicians will finally be able to agree on a new constitution.
Reversal of fortune for Nepal’s Maoists
Failure to draft new constitution in four years blamed for group’s relegation from largest party to distant third.
29 Nov 2013
Nepalis voted for old parties to draft a new constitution in the recent general elections. Maoists failed to do so in four years, and now they have moved from being the largest party to a distant third. Al Jazeera’s Subina Shrestha reports from Kathmandu.
Source : Al Jazeera
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