Parties present divergent views on form of governance
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 12:19
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Major parties presented their diverse view on form of governance that federal Nepal should have once new constitution is adopted.

Speaking at the meeting of the Constituent Assembly Committee on Determination of Forms of the Governance of State on Wednesday morning, Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Ram Chandra Poudel mentioned that his party favours constitutional president and executive prime minister.

The committee had called the senior leaders of the major three parties to present their views on forms of governance and election system.

Poudel said his party supports election of president through state assembly and prime minister from the central parliament. According to him, the prime minister should be answerable to the parliament for any acts of the government.

He said, to keep check and balance in power to ensure no absolute rule is imposed in Nepal in future, parliamentary form of democracy is the only alternative. Poudel said mixed elections system, same as it was adopted for CA elections, should be adopted in new Nepal. He said party having majority votes in the parliament should be the legitimate party to lead the government.

Unified CPN (Maoist) vice chairman Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai said his party supports directly elected executive president and less powerful prime minister. Dr Bhattarai stressed for full proportional system of election.

Contrarily, CPN (UML) presented its view for directly elected prime minister and ceremonial president. According to party view presented by UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari, the president must be elected by federal and central assembly. Adhikari also extended support for mixed election system.

The committee is scheduled to discuss the issue further with the parties on Friday. nepalnews.com


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hari  - new governance system   |124.124.84.xxx |2009-11-18 09:26:21
We should not follow what our neighbours preach us or their system.
Parliamentry system is old British module. We have been seeing in this system
that the elected representatives are switching sides looking for greener
pastures and opportunties.

We should have new innovative governance system
to fulfill the aspirations of the people. The president must be elected by
peoples directly with executive power like in France, USA and others. This
system has been successful in discharging duties and the countries are more
prosperous and developed. At the same time we should also see that the
president should not be autocratic and there should be provision in the
consution to remove president if he/she dare to enforce his/her ideology on the
governance system.
Bikram  - Adoption of auto Balancing system   |113.199.148.xxx |2009-11-18 08:15:10
The main principle that should be adopted in fortion of governance is the
principle of auto balancing system.

To my view the main executive body should
be elected directly by the peoples vote. and he should be accountabel to the
members of parliament who have been appointed by the votes of people through
election. not to the representatives of parties in the name of proportationate
system.

Since we have a presidential system it is better to keep him in the
top most post for safeguarding the consution rather than involving directly in
the day to day operation of work of county.
And the president should be elected
by the representatived of states members, as it is in india.

Now in order to
control the autocracy behaviour of PM the main resoulation should be ped through
parliament. and he should follow the directives from parliament.

The cabinet
should be formed by the PM among the Parliament members


IN SHORT TH...
suman  - PM/President   |85.154.243.xxx |2009-11-18 06:10:26
I also like President electing system. Once people choose him, he will be fix
for 5 years. there will be no change of person and parties for leading
government. We are facing this problems in Nepal. No body knows these years how
many PM and ministers changed. We can see non elected PM and ministers enjoying
and do anything and we people cannot do anything directly. if we can elected the
president we can reject him in next elections. Only few countries and only
successful in India, this powerful PM systems.
TPG  - President vs Prime minester   |202.79.45.xxx |2009-11-18 05:53:55
This is not the question of President or Primeminester but should have the
question of peoples will and their right to have all the facilities. In the
world there are presidenship type of govt and prime minester type of each have
marit and demarit. Only thing is depend on the aude and morality. Specially old
fellows in the Nepalese political history are real enemy of the Nepalese future.
Their main intension is to loot the country and make it poor and poor. In the
nepalese politics we need new face and their works not looters.
T Tulachan  - Election of President   |194.106.220.xxx |2009-11-18 05:45:31
It is good idea to choose future President through election of public
votes.

Present system shows the Presidential post is only partys' hereditary
ets.

President should be choosen by public. He will be the Public's president
but not party's president. He will have more patriotice feelings to the public
and Mother Nepal and no favourism to any party.
roadmap2democracy  - maosit's ill intention   |202.79.40.xxx |2009-11-18 05:35:45
It is so obvious by now that Maoist's ultimate goal is to establish an
authoritarian regime. No matter what they say in name of democracy, they do have
an ill intention in proposing powerfull executive President. So, other polotical
parties and civil society; Hosiyar!!!
who cares   |113.199.179.xxx |2009-11-18 04:57:46
no compromise on executive to be directly elected by people .....

the power
should be given to MP to make executive to go for referendum weather he should
continue his post but if he is accepted by public, ........ those who voted
against him should not take part in any elections for next 10yrs and also have
to resign from their post.

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