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New Nepalese government seeks to defuse mass protest movement
For the first time in nearly four years, the Nepalese parliament reconvened on April 28 following weeks of mass protests against King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule. While the international media and major powers have hailed proceedings as a positive step towards “peace and democracy”, the return to formal parliamentary rule in no way addresses the aspirations of ordinary working people for basic democratic rights, let alone their pressing social needs.
For the first time in nearly four years, the Nepalese parliament reconvened on April 28 following weeks of mass protests against King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule. While the international media and major powers have hailed proceedings as a positive step towards “peace and democracy”, the return to formal parliamentary rule in no way addresses the aspirations of ordinary working people for basic democratic rights, let alone their pressing social needs.
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