President of Nepal Provide Additional Time for Opposition
President of Nepal on Thursday gave the third deadline extension to rival political parties to form a national unity government in leading the country through the elections next year.
Himalayan country's major parties failed to reach a political agreement to form a new cabinet proposed, although given an additional 13 days after not meeting targets on 29 November.
"The president has extended the deadline twice. Yet after requests from several political parties, he extends until December 17 for them to make a political consensus in the selection of the prime minister and the cabinet," according to a statement from the president's office.
Nepal is run by the Maoist-led government oversight since collapsed in May of temporary assembly that has failed to carry out its main task, in drafting a new constitution, after the civil war that lasted 10 years and ended in 2006.
Yadav set Wednesday as the deadline for the third time and the opposition Nepali Congress, Maoists and some smaller parties, to agree on the formation of a unity government, in taking back control of Nepal in April or May poll, for a new parliament.
"President Yadav urged us to end the deadlock as soon as possible. We try our best effort," said Jhalanath Khanal, chairman of Unified Marxist Leninist party, told reporters.
The talks are deadlocked over who should lead the new cabinet, the opposition rejected the idea of a national unity government led by the prime minister, Baburam Bhattarai, and the prime minister refused to resign.
Himalayan country's major parties failed to reach a political agreement to form a new cabinet proposed, although given an additional 13 days after not meeting targets on 29 November.
"The president has extended the deadline twice. Yet after requests from several political parties, he extends until December 17 for them to make a political consensus in the selection of the prime minister and the cabinet," according to a statement from the president's office.
Nepal is run by the Maoist-led government oversight since collapsed in May of temporary assembly that has failed to carry out its main task, in drafting a new constitution, after the civil war that lasted 10 years and ended in 2006.
Yadav set Wednesday as the deadline for the third time and the opposition Nepali Congress, Maoists and some smaller parties, to agree on the formation of a unity government, in taking back control of Nepal in April or May poll, for a new parliament.
"President Yadav urged us to end the deadlock as soon as possible. We try our best effort," said Jhalanath Khanal, chairman of Unified Marxist Leninist party, told reporters.
The talks are deadlocked over who should lead the new cabinet, the opposition rejected the idea of a national unity government led by the prime minister, Baburam Bhattarai, and the prime minister refused to resign.
