Posted by: theo April 24, 2006
The king has proven it! He's the best politician.
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The king has proven it that he is the best politician that we have in the country. You may like it or you may hate it, but that is what I feel with the king's latest move. By re-instating the parliament, he has made a precedent. The precedent is that he can dissolve the parliament pretty much whenever he wants and he can reinstate it whenever he wants. This is a difficult time for him. He could have lost a lot more (including his throne). But he was able to cash this difficult situation by making a precedent. This definitely helps him buy some time (probably a year or two). In the meantime, he has secured his throne. People might think that he may be overthrown by constituent assembly. Please do not think so far so fast. First of all, there is no indication that it will happen. Second, he will have enough time to stop that from happening. Third, there is always Maoists. He can always stop "The Prime minister" from going to constituent assembly by using Maoists as a "tool". As much I dislike him, I think he is one of the best politicians Nepal ever has, who could not only shake the politics of the country, but could shake the picture of the entire region.
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