Nepal's Remarkable Peace
Nepal's democratic government has now been sworn in, marking the culmination of an astonishing transition from civil war and repressive monarchical rule. But the country still faces serious challenges, including poverty, discrimination, and mistrust toward the former Maoist rebels who will lead the new administration.
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KATMANDU – Nepal’s Maoist leader, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known as “Prachanda,” has now been sworn in as the first prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, having won an overwhelming vote in the Constituent Assembly elected in April. The Assembly’s opening action had been to vote almost unanimously to abolish the 239-year-old monarchy, and in June former King Gyanendra Shah departed from the palace, remaining in the country as an ordinary citizen.