Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal gave in to pressure from Maoist rebels on Wednesday, and resigned, hoping to end an ongoing political standstill and contribute to the peace process.
“I had frequently urged the political parties including the Maoists to find an appropriate way out of the present deadlock and forge a consensus. But no agreement has been reached,” Nepal said according to AP.
“As it would be inappropriate to further prolong the situation of confusion and indecision, I decided to resign from the post of prime minister to help accomplish the tasks of constitution drafting and the peace process,” he said.
After his televised speech, Nepal offered his resignation letter to the premier.
The Maoists are one of the largest political parties in the region, and refused to support the Nepalese government delaying the writing of a new constitution for another year and demanded that Nepal resign. In May the Maoists started a strike, which immobilized the country.
“I had frequently urged the political parties including the Maoists to find an appropriate way out of the present deadlock and forge a consensus. But no agreement has been reached,” Nepal said according to AP.
“As it would be inappropriate to further prolong the situation of confusion and indecision, I decided to resign from the post of prime minister to help accomplish the tasks of constitution drafting and the peace process,” he said.
After his televised speech, Nepal offered his resignation letter to the premier.
The Maoists are one of the largest political parties in the region, and refused to support the Nepalese government delaying the writing of a new constitution for another year and demanded that Nepal resign. In May the Maoists started a strike, which immobilized the country.
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