Nepe - I would have liked to see the Monarchy abolished by this movement. I beleive a republic is the right political setup for Nepal. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like such a thing is going to happen this time. The King seems to have managed to save his rear-end by a hair. I too have my doubts about the ability of any future setup to overthrow the Monarchy but, like you allued to earlier, I think the parties, and to some extent the public, were begining to loose the stomach to take this further. You reap as you sow and what we got is probably in line with what we were willing to pay. I am cautiously optimistic about the outcome of this movement but will reserve final judgement till I see concrete steps taken towards a constituent assembly and a new constitution. For now, the might of the people and the rule of law have prevailed and the April uprising of 2006 has taken the country a step closer to peace and prosperity.