EFSAS comments on yet another change in government in Nepal in less than two years
July 21, 2024
The fickle brand of politics that Nepal has come to be identified with was evident in how and why the present change in government came about. Dahal, also known as Prachanda, or the “fierce one”, led a violent Maoist communist insurgency from 1996 to 2006. The Maoists gave up their armed revolt, joined a United Nations (UN)-assisted peace process in 2006, and entered mainstream politics. Dahal’s party secured the most parliamentary seats in 2008 and he became prime minister, but quit a year later over differences with the president. The just concluded one was his third time as the prime minister of the Himalayan nation since the Maoists joined mainstream politics in 2006.
