[Marxism] Maoists decide to form government in Nepal

[Ruthless Critic of All that Exists]

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/aug/aug01/news08.php

 Maoists decide to form govt

The two-day central committee meeting of CPN (Maoist)
concluded Friday deciding to take the leadership of
the new government under three 'conditions'.

After the conclusion of the meeting, party
spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara told reporters
that the party would make efforts to form a government
of national consensus. However, the party has kept
open the alternative of a majority government by
making alliance with a few parties, if a consensus
government failed to take shape.

Mahara also said his party was ready to take the
leadership of new government even if it is a minority
government but on the condition that other parties
make commitment not to bring on-confidence motion
against the government until the new constitution is
drafted. The party has also stressed the need to end
the current alliance of NC, UML and MJF.

If the conditions are not met, the party will remain
in the opposition, he said.

Meanwhile, the Maoist leaders have admitted their
mistake for eroding relations with CPN (UML) during
the recent presidential election, and have now
expressed commitment not to repeat the errors in
future.

The party had called its central committee meeting
after coming under pressure from all sides to take the
leadership of the next government.

The party has discussed the common minimum programme
for a consensus government to be tabled before the
meeting of 25 parties, which is likely on Saturday or
Sunday. Mahara said the draft of the CMP, which will
incorporate the suggestions from the central committee
members, would be ready by the evening. nepalnews.com
ia Aug 01 08


http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/aug/aug01/news10.php

 CPN (ML) for a communist government

As the Maoists make more efforts to take leadership of
the new government, another communist party, CPN (ML),
has asked the Maoist leaders to hold talks with other
fringe communist groups on the issue.

Stressing the need of communist unity for formation of
new government, the meeting of the politburo members
of party held on Friday urged the Maoist leaders to
make sincere efforts for bringing all communist groups
together in the government, if Nepali Congress and
other rightists refuse joining it.

The party asked the Maoists to hold talks with eight
communist parties represented in the constituent
assembly to include them in the new government.

The party has also demanded for immediate end of the
prevailing black market of petroleum products causing
shortage purposely to panic consumers.

Further the party has drawn the attention of the
government regarding the growing food crisis in
western districts.