Govt losing parliamentary majority

[Saorsa]

Important development! While it isn't enough for a 2/3 majority govt, this realignment in parliament is enough to bring down the current government and replace it with a Maoist-led one.

New group of ten asks PM Nepal to go
Last Updated : 2010-05-10 8:09 PM

THT Online
KATHMANDU: Tuning to the UCPN Maoist’s demand, nice other political parties representing at the Constituent Assembly (CA) Monday insisted that the government stand down and pave the way for a national unity government.

At a joint press conference held at the Maoist’s party office in Peris Danda, the parties asked for an immediate resignation of the Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, a major step towards formation of a national government.

The group of the ten parties, issuing a press statement, said national sovereignty, federalism, republic, secularism, democracy, social justice, peace and constitution are their common agenda, on which the incumbent government failed to deliver.

Meanwhile, the UCPN Maoist has called on the government to disband itself on the grounds of losing majority in the House after the commitments rendered from the parties.

Apart from the UCPN Maoist leaders, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal chairman Upendra Yadav, CPN (Unified) chariman Rishiram Sharma Kattel, Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch chairman Chairman Kumar Lingden, Nepali Janata Dal chairman Haricharan Sah, Rastriya Janamukti Party Chairman MS Thapa, Churebhavar Rastriya Ekata Samaj, Bhumiraj Niraula, Dalit Janajati Party chairman Bishwendra Paswan, Nepa Rastriya Party chairman Dr. Keshabman Shakya and Nepal Sadhbhawana Party chairman Sarita Giri were present in the meeting.

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=New+group+of+ten+asks+PM+Nep al+to+go&NewsID=243674

[Honggweilo]

Its also great to see the CPN (Unified) supporting the UCPN-m and even planning a merger! (they are a "pan-socialist" party formed by ML'ist and maoist groups as the hoxhytes would call it, also attending the ICS, met a representative of them last year). With their support and Maoists/MLíst unity i hope the UML will loose all credibillity in the comming months.

[Saorsa]

Reports are confused at the moment. An article from Nepalnews contradicts the claim put forward by the Himalayan Times that the govt has lost it's parliamentary majority. Either way though, the UML-Congress regime is falling apart.

Ten parties including UCPN (Maoist) call for PM’s resignation

Ten political parties including Unified CPN (Maoist), Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and eight other fringe parties have called for Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s immediate resignation to make way for the formation of a national unity government, Monday.

Issuing a joint press statement after a meeting at Maoist headquarters in Perisdanda, the parties have said, there is no alternative to a national unity government and a consensus among all political parties to end the ongoing political deadlock, complete the peace process successfully and promulgate a new constitution through the Constituent Assembly (CA).

The statement reads, ‘national sovereignty, federalism, republicanism, secularism, democracy, social justice, peace and Constitution are our common agenda. And to promulgate the new constitution by May 28 and complete the peace process successfully is today’s most important task.’

The parties have accused the present government of totally failing in such tasks.

The other parties signing the press release are CPN (United), Nepal Sadbhawana Party (NSP), Nepali Janata Dal, Rastriya Janamukti Party, Nepa Rastriya Party, Sanghiya Loktantrik Manch, Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party and Dalit Janjati Party.

Sources say, the Maoists have started efforts to garner support from various parties to prepare for a vote-of-no confidence motion against the present government as a last resort to change the government.

UCPN (Maoist) has 230 seats in the parliament, MJF has 32, and other fringe parties present at the meeting have about 20 seats in the parliament. 301 votes at the parliament are required to change the government.

http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/1-top-story/5962-ten-parties-including-ucpn-maoist-call-for-pms-resignation.html