Open AccessNepal: From Constitutional Monarchy to a Republican State (1990-2008)
Author(s) -
Tri Ratna Manandhar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of international studies/journal of international studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2289-666X
pISSN - 1823-691X
DOI - 10.32890/jis.10.2014.7951
Subject(s) - constitution , monarchy , constitutional monarchy , democracy , state (computer science) , political science , politics , law , sovereignty , confusion , government (linguistics) , algorithm , computer science , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , psychoanalysis
The peoples’ movement of 1990 was a great landmark in the history of modern Nepal for it ended the three-decades of the old dictatorial rule of the king and established a parliamentary system with the king as a nominal head of state. But unfortunately, the country could not form a good government because of inter and intra-party conflicts. To add fuel to the flame, the rise of the Maoist movement and the royal massacre put the country in a state of confusion and uncertainty. The new king tried to revive dictatorial rule once again by suppressing the political parties and the Maoists. But his attempts failed, and the 19-day movement in 2006 re-established peoples’ sovereignty in the country. The first meeting of the elected constituent assembly in 2008 formally ended monarchy and declared Nepal a republic. But the first constituent assembly ended its four–year term without drafting a constitution. The second constituent assembly has pledged to promulgate a democratic constitution by January 2015, but all indications are that that the country is unlikely to get a constitution in time.