Also one thing that I don't udnerstand here in this debate: Everyone wants the system to change. They say they want a Republic but how is the Republic of Nepal going to solve the Maoist problem? Will the Maoist problem be gone with the institution of monarchy? If yes, HOW? An Alliance between the democracti Republican forces and the Maoists? Is it possible? Two extremes coming together? The Maoists want a "dictatorship of the proleteriat", the Republican side wants a functionaing one man one vote many times democracy, how is it posible in the Post-monarchy Nepal? Won't the Maoists be fighting the burgeoise (Sp?) Republican govt. too? What will teh Republican Nepal offer the Maoists taht will make them drift away from their central aim and objective of establishing a dictatorship of the proleteriat? What is that magic formula? The Maoists do not want a burgeuoise (sp?) democracy, they want a totalitarian state based on the Leninist model, because this is the only type of state that will help them execute their plans, other forms of state do not exist or do not function in the Proleterian Dictatorship's first stage. Also the Maoist state will be opposed to one man, one vote, many times. The decisions will be made by the Party Central Committee and the General Council of the Politbureau. There simply won't be any direct voting in the proposed Maoist system. To get a glimpse of how the Maoist state will be like, read Dr. Baburam Bhattarai's reply to YUbaraj Ghimire translated into English on this week's Nepali Times. The Maoists have their own vision, own ideology and own strategy to run the state which is ocean's apart than that of the Republican democrats. So as far as I can see, there will be no lasting alliance. Inmagine there's a Republican Nepal and the Maoist problem is still not solved, what then? Wouldn't the Republican side be fighting the Maoists for its survival like the existing regime is doing now? Or will it just handover the power to the Maoists? If it is going to handover the power to the Maoists to avoid further blooodshed, then why this drama of transition from Monarchy to Republic to The Dictatorship of the Proleteriat? Also who is leading the Republican Movement in Nepal? Who is the leader? What party? Even if tomorrow people go out and rally against the Monarchy, which party is going to ofer them it's banner? As far as I see, there's no one leading the movement, there's no party willing to lend its banner to the Republican cause in Nepal as of today. Of course, there are certain writers and students but who is listening to them? How many supporters they have? OK they chanted anti-king slogans but it means nothing, absolutely nothing because they neither have any organziational base/support or structure, nor they have a leader. 200 people in kathmandu chanted anti-King slogans, 20000 people line up in front of the Narayanhiti Rajdurbar for Dashain Tika. Alright this is from my side to this discussion. Since some of you here believe 2+2 is 95 and 200 people chanting anti-monarchy slogans in the narrow ratnapark strip to be a nationwide campaign against monarchy, i have to say, we have a very different way of looking at what's happening in Nepal.