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| English: Leader of CPN U Maoist (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
A caretaker government that was an elected government is succeeded by another elected government. There will not be another elected government in the country until elections are held.
The only way for a Nepali Congress person to become PM is after the elections are held and the NC emerges to lead a coalition that garners a majority.
For Baburam Bhattarai to resign and for the Maoists to agree to a NC person leading the government now would be tantamount to surrendering. The issue is not as to who will lead the government now. The issue is if Nepal will get meaningful federalism. For Baburam to resign is for the federalist forces to give up the power to shape the debate.
The NC and the UML leaders had less than one third the power in the constituent assembly and they still managed to scuttle Nepal's move to federalism. For Baburam to now resign is to say that was okay. That was not okay.
The federalist forces have to keep the power and as long as they are willing to bring the NC and the UML into the cabinet - which they are - the president will have to pass the election related ordinances just like he was forced to pass the budget ordinance.
And if the NC and the UML choose to boycott the election the federalist forces will have an even easier time garnering the two thirds majority they need.
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