Friday, April 25, 2008

Six Party Government Advisable


Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 220
Nepali Congress 110
Communist UML 103
MJF 52
Terai Madhesh Democratic Party 20
Sadbhavana Party 9

Total 514

Prime Minister: Prachanda
Speaker: Chitralekha
Deputy Speaker: Subash Nembang
Home: Upendra Yadav
Defense: Badal
Finance: Mahat
Foreign: UML

Six Party Steering Committee

The president of each party would be members of that steering committee. All the major decision of the six party government will be taken by this committee.

Basic Agreements On The Next Constitution
  1. Direct elections for an executive presidency. Winning candidate must get at least 50% of the votes cast, if not a second round between the top two candidates. Four year term. A limit of two terms for any one person.
  2. Eight state federalism: Khasan, Tharuwan, Magart, Tamuwan, Tamang, Newa, Kirat, Madhesh. Retain the 75 districts.
  3. 100 seat upper house. Party based fully proportional election. At least every other name on a party's list must be female.
  4. 240 seat lower house. 75 districts are turned into 75 multi-member constituencies. (पाँच बुँदा, पाँच चुनाव) Half of the 240 seats to be in the Terai districts. At least one third female.
  5. All national parties are to be state funded. National parties are those that get at least 1% of the votes for the upper house. The total number of votes earned by a party for the two houses will determine how much annual allowance it will get. Parties may not seek other sources of funding.



April 24

Maoists 120 + 104 = 224
NC 37 + 76 = 113
UML 33 + 73 = 106
MJF 30 + 23 = 53
TMDP 9 + 11 = 20
SP 4 + 6 = 10

Total 526

The two clear winners: Maoists + MJF

In The News

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 220
Nepali Congress 110
Communist UML 103
MJF 52
Terai Madhesh Democratic Party 20
Sadbhavana Party 9
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 8
Communist Party of Nepal (ML) 8
Janamorcha Nepal 7
Communist Party of Nepal (United) 5
Rastra Prajatantra Party Nepal 4
Rastriya Janamorcha 4
Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party 4
Rastriya Janashakti Party 3
Rastriya Janamukti Party 2
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) 2
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi) 2
Nepali Janata Dal 2
Snaghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 2
Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party Nepal 1
Dalit Janajati Party 1
Nepal Pariwar Dal 1
Nepal Rastriya Party 1
Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal 1
Chune Bhawar Rastriya Ekata Party Nepal 1
Independents 2

EC declares PR results; Maoists bag 100 seats, NC 73 and UML 70 NepalNews CPN-Maoist has got 100 seats, Nepali Congress 73 seats and the CPN-UML 70 seats. ..... with 22 seats Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) ..... Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) and Sadbhawana Party (SP) bagged 11 and five seats respectively. ....... The new cabinet to be led by the Maoists will nominate 26 members from among the ethnic groups not represented in the assembly through the votes.
NC will lead next govt, says Dr. Mahat since none of the parties could muster two-third majority by themselves, the next government must be a coalition one and be led by NC.
UML advisors suggest party not to give up alliance; students urge it stay out of govt has demanded dissolution of the standing committee and central committee of the party and announcement of new date for the general convention. ..... has also demanded disbanding of all militant parallel organizations of the Maoists.
UML role crucial in coming days: MK Nepal Amrit Kumar Bohora said rather than who won or lost the important thing is that the Constituent Assembly election was successfully held. .... Manmohan Adhikari, the champion of leftist movement in Nepal, became the first elected communist prime minister of Nepal and South Asia when he led a 9-month long minority government formed by his party 1996.

Thursday 24th of April 2008 09:45:57 AM
1 Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) 42 198 240 23 97 120
2 Nepali Congress 26 214 240 2 35 37
3 Communist Party of Nepal (U.M.L.) 27 212 239 1 32 33
4 Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal 3 100 103 2 28 30
5 Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party 4 90 94 1 8 9
6 Sadhvawana Party 4 83 87 0 4 4
7 Janamorcha Nepal 28 175 203 0 2 2
8 Nepal Workers and Peasants Party 27 71 98 0 2 2
9 Independent 42 774 816 0 2 2
10 Rastriya Janamorcha 15 107 122 0 1 1

1 Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) 3144204
2 Nepali Congress 2269883
3 Communist Party of Nepal (U.M.L.) 2183370
4 Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal 678327
5 Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party 338930
6 Rastriya Prajatantra Party 263431
7 Communist Party of Nepal (M.L.) 243545
8 Sadhvawana Party 167517
9 Janamorcha Nepal 164381
10 Communist Party of Nepal (United) 154968
11 Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 110519
12 Rastriya Janamorcha 106224
13 Rastriya Janshakti Party 102147
14 Nepal Workers and Peasants Party 74089
15 Federal Democratic National Forum 71958
16 Nepal Sadhvawana Party (Anandidevi) 55671
17 Rastriya Janamukti Party 53910
18 Nepali Janata Dal 48990
19 Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) 48600
20 Dalit Janajati Party 40348
21 Nepa: Rastriya Party 37757
22 Samajwadi Prajatantrik. Janata Party, Nepal 35752
23 Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekata Party Nepal 28575

PR counting over, Maoists to bag around 100 seats NepalNews The Maoists lead the tally with 31,44,202 votes out of the total 1,07,39,088 votes cast. This is equal to 29.27 percent of vote share. ...... Nepali Congress (NC) and the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) are in second and third positions, respectively, bagging 22,69,863 (21 percent) and 21,83,370 votes (20.33 percent). ...... The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP) are in fourth and fifth positions, respectively, pocketing 678,327 (6.31 percent) and 338,930 votes (3.15 percent). ...... the Maoists could be pocketing around 100 seats while NC and UML will bag in the region of 60 to 70 seats each. The MJF could have nearly two dozen seats.

क्षेत्रीय दलका कारण कांग्रेस पछि Kantipur कांग्रेसको मजबुत पकड मानिंदै आएको मध्य तर्राईमा सम्बिधानसभा निर्वाचनमा क्षेत्रीय दलले उछिनेका छन् । मधेसी समस्याप्रति उदासिन रहनुका साथै गत वर्षो माघे मधेसी आन्दोलन बुझ्न नसकेका कारण जनकपुर र नारायणी अञ्चलका मधेसी बहुल क्षेत्रमा कांग्रेसको विकल्पमा मधेसी दल देखिएका हुन् । ....... मध्य तर्राईका धनुषा, महोत्तरी, र्सलाही, रौतहट, बारा र पर्सर्ाा ३६ स्थानमध्येे नौ स्थान मात्र हात परेको छ । क्षेत्रीय दलमा फोरमले ७, तमलोपा ५ सदभावना ३ गरी १५ स्थान जितेका छन् । मध्य तर्राईमा माओवादी र एमालेको खातामा ५/५ सिट परेको छ । कांग्रेस हावी रह“दै आएको महोत्तरी र र्सलाहीमा कांग्रेसको खाता पनि खुलेन । ..... महोत्तरीको क्षेत्र २, ५, र ६ बाट निर्वाचित हरिनारायण यादव, कौशल राय र शरतसिंह भण्डारी कंग्रेसबाट निर्वाचनको मुखमा फोरम प्रवेश गरेका थिए । ......... सबै दल, जात, धर्मका मधेसी सडकमा उत्रिरहेको बेला जिम्मेवार नेता राजधानीमा दरबारिया षडयन्त्र प्रमाणित गर्न प्रयास गरिरहेका थिए । ..... रामचन्द्र पौडेललाई त्ँ मधेसका समस्या नबुझेको मात्र होइन बुझ्नसमेत नचाहने नेताको रूपमा लिन्छन्
कसरी पराजित भयो कांग्रेस माओवादीले देशव्यापी रूपमा अरू दल तथा तिनका उम्मेदवारमाथि सांघातिक आक्रमण गर्ने, आतङ्कद्वारा हतोत्साही पार्ने र युद्ध वा व्रि्रोहकै हिंसात्मक शैलीमा चुनाव प्रक्रियालाई आफ्नो अनुकूल बनाउने दुष्प्रयास गरेको जगजाहेर छ । ........ माओवादीको युवा लडाकु जमात "वाइसीएल"को देशव्यापी आतङ्क, ज्यादती र माओवादीको "जसरी पनि चुनाव जित्नर्ैपर्छ" भन्ने विषयमा केन्द्रित एघार सूत्रीय निर्देशन र प्रशिक्षणलाई सरकारले खुलेआम छुट दियो । अरू उम्मेदवारलाई गाउ“ प्रवेशमा रोक लगाउने, बाटो बन्द गर्ने, अन्य दलका कायकर्तालाई निर्वाचनको दर्ुइ दिनअघि अपहरण गर्ने, व्यापक रूपबाट भौतिक कारबाही गर्न धम्क्याउने एवं हिंसाका सबै क्रियाकलाप मच्चाइयो । मतदातालाई हतियार पर््रदर्शन र व्रि्रोहको भाषाले आतङ्कति पार्दै एकतर्फी रूपमा मत दिन दबाब दिने एवं मतदानकेन्द्रलाई अघोषित र संगठित रूपले कब्जा गरेका देशभरि, विशेषगरी पहाडी भेगमा अझ उग्र किसिमले भएका छन् । ..... २०५६ को चुनावयता झन्डै एक दशकको अन्तरालमा ४० लाख नया“ मतदाता थपिए । तर नवयुवा मतदाताको भावना र आकांक्षालाई समेट्ने, संगठित बनाउने रणनीति हामीस“ग भएन । ....... गगन थापा, गुरु घिमिरे, विश्वप्रकाश शर्मा, गोविन्द भट्टर्राई, केशवसिंह, धनराज गुरुङ, उमेशजङ्ग रायमाझी, कल्याण गुरुङ, प्रदीप पौडेल, प्रभृत्ति नवयुवा एवं तरुण दल र नेविसंघका नेतृत्व तहमा पुगिसकेका अनगिन्ती साथीहरूमध्ये कम्तीमा १० प्रतिशतलाई टिकट दिनर्ुपर्छ .......... तर हामी ०५६ सालकै पर्ूण्ा बहुमतको भ्रममा जकडिरह्यौं । नया“ र युवा मतदातासम्म पुग्ने र उनीहरूस“ग हेलमेल बढाउने पार्टर्ीीीति र व्यवहार भएन । ......... जर्ीण्ा नेतृत्व, रुग्ण व्यवस्थापन र अलोकतान्त्रिक तथा अपारदर्शी कार्यशैलीले नया“ पुस्ताका आकांक्षा र आवश्यकतालाई समेटेर चल्न सक्छ भन्ने जनस्तरमा विश्वास जगाउन सकिएन ...... हाम्रो नेतृत्व यसै पनि "अर्ध च्याङकाइसेक" भइसकेको छ । माओवादीको सरकारमा जाने हो भने "पर्ूण्ा च्याङकाइसेक" भएर कुनै टापुमा शरणका लागि पलायनको बाटो लिनुमात्र विकल्प रहला । ....... यथाशीघ्र पार्टर्ीीे विशेष महाधिवेशन बोलाउनर्ुपर्छ ...... हुकुमी र हैकमी ढङ्गले होइन, संस्थागत, विधिसंगत, पारदर्शी र लोकतान्त्रिक ढङ्गबाट पार्टर्ीीे सञ्चालन ...... मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम, तर्राई मधेस लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टर्ीीसद्भावना पार्टर्ीीआदिवासी/जनजाति, दलित आदि पक्ष, वर्ग र समुदायस“ग भए-गरेका सम्झौताको पर्ूण्ा कार्यान्वयन अनिवार्य छ ...... आपराधिक क्रियाकलाप र अनेकौं विवादमा मुछिएको माओवादीको वाइसीएल विघटन हुनर्ुपर्छ

NC Split Over Joining Maoist-led Govt Himalayan Times
Madhesi Mukti Tigers Leader Arrested in Mahottari
Maoists open to power-sharing, says Prachanda “Our only concern is to avoid parallel power centres in the name of power balance,” he said, indicating the party’s wish to have total control over the state affairs.



Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Another Seven Party Government?


Maoists 120 + 100 = 220 (36%)
NC 37 + 70 = 107 (18%)
UML 33 + 67 = 100 (16%)
MJF 29 + 20 = 49 (8%)
TMDP 9 + 10 = 19 (3%)
Sadbhavana 4
Janamorcha 2

Total = 501

Prime Minister = Maoist
Speaker = NC (Chitralekha: bring her in as a cabinet appointment)
Deputy Speaker = UML
Home Ministry = MJF
Defense = Maoist
Finance = NC
Foreign = UML

MJF gets twice as many cabinet positions as the TMDP. The UML and the NC get twice many as the MJF. The Maoists get twice as many as the NC. The four biggest parties get to share the top portfolios.


In The News

Maoists hold on to their lead as PR counting nears end NepalNews Maoists have bagged 30,47,308 votes ..... total 1,01,86,262 votes cast. ...... The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) is in fourth position with 597,954 votes followed by Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP) with 309,768 votes. ..... the PR vote counting could be completed by Thursday. ..... The EC has said that after calculating the number of seats for each party, the information will be submitted to the parties, who can then select their candidates from among the previously-submitted closed lists within two weeks.

30,000-strong Army Enough for Nepal: Badal Himalayan Times

FPTP counting over, Maoists win 120 out of 240 seats NepalNews The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) bagged 30 seats
Govt to conduct linguistic survey Prof Dr Tej Ratna Kansakar ..... 92 languages are spoken in the country

CPN (Maoists)
120
Nepali Congress
37
CPN (UML)
33
MJF
29
TMDP
9
Sadhbhawana (Mahato)
4
NWPP
2
Janamorcha Nepal
2
Rastriya Janamorcha
1
Independent
2

My suggestions to Upendra Yadav

PR counting scoreboard: Maoists, NC and UML in top three positions NepalNews Of the total voters of 17.6 million, sixty percent or around 10 million people had cast their votes in the April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) election.
Prachanda tells parties not to shy away from past agreements work in collaboration to form a "government of consensus" .... that of forming a government of consensus.
US to remove Maoists from terror watch list the US would extend the same kind of assistance and support to the new government to be formed under the leadership of the Maoists as it had been providing to the previous governments.
UML should join new govt: Gautam insisted that the UML had not lost election and that the party could do well in the election if he were given a chance to devise election strategies. ..... the Maoist leadership was trying to meet King Gyanendra to make sure that the abolishment of monarchy is done without unnecessary hassle
BICC hall to be ready for CA meeting by May 20 as the meeting hall of existing parliamentary building does not have adequate number of seats for the 601-member CA. .... all other parliamentary activities would be carried out from parliament related offices at Singh Durbar
Defeated candidates move SC calling for re-polling in Mahottari-6
Don’t join new govt: NSU tells NC
Final vote count to be completed by Tuesday
Global food crisis increases instability in world's poorest countries
Govt to ban exports of cereals paddy, rice, wheat, maize and flour made out of them

Sunday 20th of April 2008 08:33:30 PM
PARTY WISE RESULT STATUS
Candidate
Total
Elected
Leading
S.no Party Name Female Male
Female
Male
Total Female Male Total

1 Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) 42 198 240 23 95 118 0 2 2
2 Nepali Congress 26 214 240 2 34 36 0 1 1
3 Communist Party of Nepal (U.M.L.) 27 212 239 0 32 32 1 0 1
4 Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal 3 100 103 2 26 28 0 2 2
5 Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party 4 90 94 1 8 9 0 0 0
6 Sadhvawana Party 4 83 87 0 4 4 0 0 0
7 Janamorcha Nepal 28 175 203 0 2 2 0 0 0
8 Nepal Workers and Peasants Party 27 71 98 0 2 2 0 0 0
9 Independent 42 774 816 0 2 2 0 0 0
10 Rastriya Janamorcha 15 107 122 0 1 1 0 0 0

सरकारको नेतृत्व मै गर्छर्ु Kantipur
सकियो संविधानसभा मतदान
मोरङ कांग्रेस विघटन
कांग्रेसमा महाधिवेशन माग केन्द्रीय सदस्य नरहरि आचार्यले र्सार्वजनिक रूपमा र अन्य नेताले सभापति एवं प्रधानमन्त्री गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइरालालाई भेटेर महाधिवेशनको माग गरेका हुन् । उनीहरूले पराजयको कारण खोज्न र पार्टर्ीीई पर्ुनर्संगठित गरी नया“ नेतृत्व छान्न महाधिवेशन माग गरेका हुन् । ..... आमनिर्वाचन २०४८ मा ३७ र २०५६ मा ३६ प्रतिशत लोकप्रिय मत प्राप्त गरेको कांग्रेसले घोषित परिणामअनुसार यसपटक २० देखि २३ प्रतिशत मतमा चित्त बुझाउनुपर्ने अवस्था छ । .... कोइरालाले संविधानसभा चुनावपछि राजनीतिबाट विश्राम लिने बताइसकेका छन ..... परिवारको वर्चस्व कायम रहनेमा प्रश्न खडा भएको छ
चुनावी रणनीति असफल ः एमाले जिल्लादेखि केन्द्रीय कमिटी पुर्ुनर्गठन गर्न माग गरेका छन् ...... घोषणापत्र प्रस्ट नहुन
महोत्तरीमा फोरम र तमलोपा विजयी

Prachanda confers with Indian envoy; Maoists invite MJF leaders for talks NepalNews will move ahead by collaborating with all the political parties. ..... Maoists are all set to hold consultation with archrival Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and have already sent a formal letter for the same. ...... The leaders of both the parties publicly said that they would leave behind their bitter past and engage in peaceful politics.
Rastriya Janamorcha chairman wins from Balgung-2
Mahantha Thakur loses in Sarlahi Shiva Pujan Yadav of MJF garnered 15,688 votes against Thakur's 15,416 .... The MJF has already bagged 27 seats and is leading in a couple of more seats. The TMLP has won in nine seats while NSP has bagged four constituencies.

CPN (Maoists)
121
Nepali Congress
36
CPN (UML)
32
MJF
27
TMDP
9
Sadhbhawana (Mahato)
4
NWPP
2
Janamorcha
3
Independent
2