Following ten years of internal armed conflict, the seven political parties and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists reached the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement" in November 2006. An Interim Constitution replaced the 1990 Constitution and was formally approved by the Parliament in January 2007. The commitment to hold elections for a Constituent Assembly (CA) that will draft the new Constitution of Nepal constituted a central and crucial element of the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement". While considerable progress in the consolidation of the peace process has been made, the road leading to the holding of the Constituent Assembly election has not been smooth. Originally scheduled to take place in June 2007, due to recurring political impasses, the CA election process suffered two successive deferments, leading to their final re-scheduling on 10 April 2008, when they were successfully held. At its first meeting, on 26 May 2008, the Constituent Assembly proclaimed the Federal Republic of Nepal, ending its 240-year-old monarchy. Looking long term, the CA election could not be considered the end of Nepal's peace process but rather a first critical step on the roadmap to peace. UNDP believes that it is crucial to ensure the continuity of assistance and that the considerable achievement made in2008 election are adequately supported, sustained and further consolidated in subsequent electoral cycles.
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UNDP, EC NEPAL
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Official Document
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Keywords:
ELECTIONS, ELECTION VERIFICATION, ELECTORAL SUPPORT, SECTORAL SUPPORT, VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTING, TECHNICAL COOPERATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, PUBLIC INFORMATION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, GENDER, SOCIAL INCLUSION, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, ELECTION CAMPAIGNS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, INSTITUTION BUILDING, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING PROGRAMMES, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, ELECTORAL SECURITY, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, VOTER EDUCATION, ELECTORAL EDUCATION, POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
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Thematic Group:
UNDP
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Social and Institutional Developoment
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Thesaurus:
01.01.00
- Political Conditions, Institutions, Movements
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