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UN:
BAN KI-MOON DISAPPOINTED BY DELAY TO NEPALESE ELECTIONS: 05/10/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 05 October 2007 -
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced disappointment at the decision of
Nepal’s interim Government to postpone Constituent Assembly elections
scheduled for next month, stressing that the people of the Himalayan country
deserve their opportunity to express their political aspirations.
In a
statement released by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban strongly urged the Seven-Party
Alliance which comprises the interim coalition Government “to redouble efforts
so that outstanding issues can be expeditiously resolved and the election held
very soon.”
On
Monday, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan had told the General
Assembly’s annual high-level debate that the Government had been engaged in
dialogue with the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) to ensure that the
polls would be held on schedule on 22 November. But media reports today say the
elections were delayed because of ongoing disputes between the Seven-Party
Alliance and the Maoists.
The
elections had already been postponed from June because of technical problems and
then the onset of the monsoon season.
Once
elected, the Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution for Nepal, where
an estimated 13,000 people were killed during the decade-long civil conflict
that came to a formal end when the Government and the Maoists signed a peace
accord late last year.
Mr.
Ban’s statement noted that “the people of Nepal have demonstrated their
desire for peace and the stakes are too high to allow manageable differences to
deny their aspirations.”
He added
that the UN remained committed to assisting to establish a durable peace in
Nepal. A UN mission (known as UNMIN) is in place to help shepherd the country
through the post-conflict transition process.
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