Nepalese monarchy to become republic
{{date|December 24, 2007}}
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[[Image:Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.png|thumb|left|180px|A sketch of King Gyanendra of Nepal.{{Image source|[[w:it:Utente:Duvilar|Duvilar]]}}]]
The principal political parties of [[Nepal]] have decided to abolish the {{w|constitutional monarchy}}, headed by King {{w|Gyanendra of Nepal|Gyanendra}}, and turn the country into a republic. The insurgent {{w|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)|Maoists}} would be allowed to return to the government.

The Maoists, a military group who want a socialist republic, left the government in September demanding the end of the monarchy. They had only joined since the peace agreement at the end of the 1996-2006 {{w|Nepalese Civil War}}. An agreement has now been reached after they signed a 23-point pact with the 6 main Nepalese political parties. 

The treaty establishes that a {{w|Nepalese Constituent Assembly|constitutional assembly}} should form in April to rewrite the {{w|Constitution of Nepal|constitution}}, formally end the monarchy and put together the details of the new republican system. The Maoist rebels declared a cease fire and signed a peace treaty, agreeing to place its troops and weapons under [[United Nations]] supervision.

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==Sources==
{{Translated Wikinews|title=Nepal abole su monarquía|wiki=es|language=Spanish}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7158670.stm
|title=Nepalese monarchy to be abolished
|author=Charles Haviland 
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=December 24, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7175054,00.html
|title=Nepal's Ex-Rebels to Rejoin Government
|author=Binaj Gurubacharya, AP
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=December 24, 2007}}

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[[es:Nepal abole su monarquía]]
[[fr:Le Népal abolit la monarchie]]
A sketch of King Gyanendra of Nepal.
The principal political parties of Nepal have decided to abolish the Gyanendra of Nepal|Gyanendra, and turn the country into a republic. The insurgent Maoists would be allowed to return to the government.

The Maoists, a military group who want a socialist republic, left the government in September demanding the end of the monarchy. They had only joined since the peace agreement at the end of the 1996-2006 . An agreement has now been reached after they signed a 23-point pact with the 6 main Nepalese political parties. 

The treaty establishes that a constitutional assembly should form in April to rewrite the constitution, formally end the monarchy and put together the details of the new republican system. The Maoist rebels declared a cease fire and signed a peace treaty, agreeing to place its troops and weapons under United Nations supervision.
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