Lootekukur - Fairness is a subjective term and the US elections, if ranked with other elections held that year, were probably one of the fairest in the world, in my opinion. I do wish the outcome had been different but you cannot preach democracy on one hand and refuse to accept the results on the democratic process on the other. That, in my opinion, is hypocrisy, and negates the rest of your argument on the subject. Also, the trends in Nepal are clearly pointing to a shift in public opinion towards a republic and I think a referendrum is the best tool to give legitimacy to the republican aspirations of the Nepalese people. As someone who strongly belives in non-violent electoral politics, I am not afraid of a referendrum in Nepal, and neither should anyone else be, and am quite optimistic about the outcome of such a referendrum based on current trends.