After years of debate, Nepal is celebrating a new constitution. Out of the 598 members of the Constituent Assembly, 507 voted for the new constitution, 25 voted against, and 66 abstained in a vote ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal on Sunday formally adopted a much anticipated and long-delayed constitution that took more than seven years to complete after a decade of political infighting.

The Constitution of Nepal, consisting of 35 parts, 308 articles, and 9 schedules, has embraced a federal democratic republic, inclusive democracy, proportional inclusive representation, ...

The constitution envisages Nepal as a secular republic. Until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008, Nepal was a Hindu kingdom with a constitutional monarch. The present constitution defines ...

When Nepal's president signed the country’s new constitution on September 20, some minority groups raised black flags in protest; #NotMyConstitution trended on social media. The national charter ...

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While the Constitution requires amendments to move forward, our immediate priority is to prevent its backward slide. Lal is President, Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party #Nepal’s constitution ...

Nepal adopted a new constitution in 2015, transitioning from a unitary form of governance to a secular federal democratic republic. Despite the initial encouraging start, federalism has failed to ...