Two-phase polls billed as the beginning of a unusual era following brutal national conflict and brittle coalitionsMillions of Nepalis are to vote in historic polls billed as a turning point for the impoverished Himalayan nation, hoping to terminate the ruinous instability that has plagued the country since the terminate of a bloody civil war a decade ago.
The two-phase elections for national and provincial parliaments are the first under a unusual post-war constitution born out of a peace deal that ended the 10-year Maoist insurgency in 2006 and set the country on a path from monarchy to democracy. Related: 'Politics is still a mans game': can Nepal's elections finally bring stability? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com