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Nepal: Re-polling Held in 5 Nepal Constituencies for Special Assembly, The International Herald Tribune (2008)

Thousands of Nepalese in five constituencies cast votes Thursday for a second time after authorities ordered a new round of polling because of violence and fraud during last week's election to choose a constitution-writing assembly.

Nepal: Electoral thunderbolt for Nepal, BBC News (2008)

As the Maoists surge towards victory in the elections to a constitutional assembly, even some of their leaders have expressed surprise at its apparent scale.

Nepal: India worries over Nepal's future, BBC News (2008)

The strong showing by Nepal's Maoists in the parliamentary elections has taken its influential neighbour India by surprise.

Nepal readies to recognise third gender voters, Hindustan Times (2009)

Similar to India, Nepal's Election Commission has begun to upgrade the voters' list with the aim to recognize the transsexual and transgender voters.

Britain Commits US$1.5 Million aid for Elections in Nepal, Brunei FM (2010)

British Department of International Development (DFID) funded Nepal with 961,822 Euro (some US$1.5 million) for procuring voter registration equipment.

Nepal's parliament to elect new PM on July 21, Reuters (2010)

The parliament will elect a new Prime Minister on July 21. The country has been without an effective government since the resignation Prime Minister Madhav Kumar of two weeks ago.

All set for Nepal premier election today, The Hindu (2010)

This article reports on the elections for the Prime Minister in Nepal. Three candidates presented themselves in the run, and on June 21 the parliament will elect the new Prime Minister. No party currently holds the majority of the votes needed to win the elections (two thirds, 300 seats), and no agreement has been reached so far.

Nepal: No candidate likely to be elected as PM in today's election, Nepal News (2010)

This article discusses the latest updates from the Nepalese elections. The parliament is set to elect the new government and Prime Minister today, but no party has the needed majority (two thirds of the votes) to secure the elections. If the parliament cannot reach a decision today, a new date will be announced.

Nepal PM poll postponed, The Times of India (2010)

This article reports on the decision to postpone the election of the Prime Minister in Nepal. All major parties decided to defer the fifth round of the election to Sunday. So far, the Parliament failed to give a simple majority to any candidate. Five of largest parties are boycotting the election.

Nepal: Twin crisis, The Nepali Times (2010)

This article discusses the "twin crisis" in Nepal: the failure to elect a new Prime Minister, and the failure to elect new local bodies. According to the author of the article, the lack of a functional and legitimate government is the real problem that brought up this crisis. In Nepal, citizens have not elected members the local bodies for the past eight years.

Nepali parliament fails to elect new PM for 5th time, Xinhua (2010)

This article reports on the election of the Prime Minister in Nepal. The Nepal's House failed to elect a new Prime Minister for the 5th time since June 30, as all candidates failed to win the majority of the seats. According to the regulations, the voting in the House will continue until one of the two candidates will gain a simple majority of the votes.

Nepal PM poll flops for fifth times, next election on September 5, Sify (2010)

This article reports on the elections of the Nepali Prime Minister. The parliament failed to elect a Prime Minister for the fifth time in two months. The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) decided to conduct the next round of election on September 5th.

Nepal: PM election deadlock remains, Hindustan Times (2010)

Nepali lawmakers have failed to elect a new prime minister for the eighth time last Sunday due to abstention of 410 of the 599 members of parliament although there was only one candidate in fray. The next round of voting will take place on September 30.

Nepal: Next round too unlikely to yield result, Republica (2010)

The next round of the prime ministerial election will take place on September 30. However, the deadlock does not appear to come to an end as the Nepali Congress keeps sticking to ongoing election process.

Nepal: Congress finalizes election result, Review Nepal, 2010

Nepal has finalized the results of the 39 remaining seats of Nepali congress central working committee after four days of counting.

Shocking Disclosure: 5 Mln Voters illegal in Nepal's CA election, Telegraph Nepal (2010)

The Chief Election Commissioner Mr. Nilkantha Uprety revealed last Monday, September 27 that more than 5 million voters who voted during the Constituent Assembly Elections were not genuine. The remark was made after the meeting of the nine party leaders represented in the constituent assembly.

Nepal’s EC express its determination, Review Nepal (2010)

The Election Commission determines to continue to introduce a new recording system of the voter-list with photos and fingerprints.

Nepal: Madhes parties vote against election office, The Himalayan (2010)

Claiming over 3 million Madhesi people have not yet received their citizenship certificates and they do not know the procedure of getting it, seven Madhes-based parties warned the Election Commission on Wednesday to stop voters' identity card distribution as soon as possible.

Election for Nepali PM to continue until only candidate withdraws, People's Daily Online (2010)

Law practitioners in Nepal have confirmed that the Constituent Assembly elections for the post of Prime Minister will continue until Mr. Ram Chandra Poudel, the only candidate withdraws his candidature. Also, if the only candidate does not resign, the poll could take place for a thousand times.

Nepal: Ninth round of PM election today, Nepal News (2010)

The ninth round of the prime ministerial election will take place at the Legislative Parliament today, September 30, 2010. Although there is only one candidate, Nepal has failed to elect a Prime Minister during the last 8 rounds.

Nepali Congress not to backtrack from PM election, People's Daily Online (2010)

Nepali Congress leaders have decided not to withdraw the nomination of its prime ministerial candidate in the ninth round of election at the legislature parliament today. It is clear that there is no possibility of reaching new consensus among the parties in the existing political condition.

Nepalese police block elections for Dalai Lama's Tibetan exile government, Bloomberg (2010)

This article reports on the Nepalese authorities' decision to block Tibetan refugees from voting for their exile government headed by the Dalai Lama. The government of Nepal is currently pursuing a 'one-China' policy, and will not allow the 20,000 Tibetan citizens to vote.

Nepal to hold PM's election Wednesday, Sify (2011)

This article reports on the election of the Prime Minister in Nepal. More than six months after the resignation of the Prime Minister, the interim parliament still is not able to elect a successor. 16 rounds of poll failed to solve the impasse, and a new election will be held this week.

Nepal to vote again to elect new PM, BBC News (2011)

The article discusses the latest attempt to elect a new PM in Nepal. Because altogether 16 attempts to elect the new leader have failed, the parliamentarians agreed to change the election procedure. The parliament will vote on four candidates from the major political parties in Nepal. A caretaker government has run the country since June when the former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned.

Profile: New Nepal Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, BBC News (2011)

The article introduces the new Nepal Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal who is the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). He won a clear majority in the parliament with the support of the Maoist party. The main task of the new PM and the parliament is now to draft the new constitution for Nepal before the deadline of 28 May.

New Nepal PM fails to name cabinet, The Times of India (2011)

The article discusses the deadlock in Nepal politics after the communist leader Jhala Nath Khanal was elected as PM. There are doubts that Khanal has mabe a secret pact with the main opposition party Maoists before the PM election. In the light of these events it is unlikely that the new PM will success to draft a new constitution which was to be the main issue in the election.

Nepali Police seize Tibetan Ballot Boxes in Katmandhu, Tibet Custom (2011)

The article discusses the Tibetan exiles' local election in Nepal. The Nepalese police has seized some ballot boxes in Kathmandu and thus prevented Tibetan refugees to vote in the election.

Tibetans to Elect Prime-Minister-in-Exile for First Time, The Epoch Times (2011)

The article discusses the elections for the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile on March 20.

100,000 Tibetans living in exile expected to vote, The Globe and Mail (2011)

The article discusses forthcoming election of Tibetan Prime Minister. Approximately 100,000 Tibetans living in exile are expected to vote.

RPP-Nepal champions Fresh Election for Peace and Democracy: Thapa, TelegraphNepal.com (2011)

The article discusses the political situation in Nepal. The process of drafting a new constitution has been long and now the royalist RPP-pary is demanding new elections.

Nepal calls elections as constitution deadline passes, BBC News (2012)

Failure to agree on a new constitution has forced the Nepalese Prime Minister to call a new election in six months time.