NC, Maoists close to reaching agreement on govt formation
A day after dethroned monarch Gyanendra Shah left Narayanhiti palace abiding
by the government's orders, the political climate in the country seems to be
getting back to normal.
Reports just coming in say that Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and CPN
(Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) are close to reaching a
tentative agreement on letting a new government take shape in two days time,
ending a protracted dispute that has long held Maoists take the reigns of
the government.
During the meeting that is still going on between the top leaders of Nepali
Congress and CPN (Maoists) at the Prime Minister's official residence in
Baluwatar since early today morning, there was also discussion on the issues
the three party task force had not been able finalize, it is learnt.
Army integration, restructuring of constitutional and security council, and
the issue of power sharing is also being discussed during the talks, reports
said. However, more details of the crucial meeting are yet to arrive.
This one-to-one meeting between PM Koirala and Chairman Prachanda had been
long due as the two leaders fell back on the issue of power sharing and whom
to appoint as the first President of a republican Nepal. While the Maoists
have given up their claim for the president and are happy to just lead the
new government with their party Chairman Prachanda taking up the
responsibility of prime minister, Nepali Congress (NC) has proposed their
party president PM Koirala for the post of the President, against Maoists
wish of seeing a 'national figure' or a person from non-political civil society background to assume the responsibility of Head of State.
Regulars like Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula and senior Maoist leader
Dr Baburam Bhattarai including other senior leaders from both the parties
are said to be present in the meeting. nepalnews.com ag June 12 06
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