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Nepali PM asks ex-rebel chief to form govt

King leaves Royal Palace

AFP, CNN-IBN, KathmandtdNew Delhi
Nepal's Maoists said Saturday the country's prime minister has asked their leader Prachanda to form the country's next government.
The former rebels emerged as the surprise winners in landmark polls last month, garnering more than twice as many seats in a new constitution-drafting assembly as their nearest rivals.
"Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirla asked chairman Prachanda to get ready to form and lead the government as the Maoists won the most number of seats in the constituent assembly elections," senior Maoist leader CP Gajurel told AFP.
A spokesman in the prime minister's office declined to comment.
Gajurel said the prime minister also promised to support the Maoists in forming the government.
"We have already started consultations with other parties over the formation of a coalition government. it's essential to have a coalition as it is the people's verdict," said Gajurel, who was elected to the constituent assembly in April's polls.
The Maoists, known formally as the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists), waged a decade-long insurgency to topple the monarchy
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The party emerged as the largest single winner in the elections to the assembly whose first tasks will be to abolish the monarchy and draft the impoverished country's new constitution.
The Maoist official gave no time frame for Koirala to step down and the Maoist-led government to take power.
Meanwhile, just four days before a Maoists' deadline, Nepal's King Gyanendra has reportedly vacated his Narayanhiti palace in Kathmandu.
The King had been asked by Maoist chief Prachanda to move out by 27 May. King Gyanendra has moved to the Nagarjun Palace on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
But Palace sources are maintaining he has gone on a routine vacation, and will be back on Monday. The 240-year)-old monarchy in Nepal is expected to be abolished soon after the first meeting of the constituent assembly on the May 28. The Maoists and other political parties are already in consultation to arrange a graceful exit for the King.
Maoist Chairman Prachanda has already declared that The Narayanhiti Palace will be converted into a museum after the King vacates.
"The King left the palace on Thursday for Nagarjun on a weekend vacation and it is a normal phenomena." said a senior palace official. "The King will return on Sunday or Monday to the palace," palace officials said.
He said Narayanhiti royal palace is not totally vacated as Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi. octogenarian mother of King Gyanendra is still in the palace.
"In the past also the King used to visit the hill station from time to time but this time it got unnecessary media attention." the official stressed.
Maoist thief Prachanda has ordered the king to the vacate the palace before the crucial meeting of the assembly as the political parties were determined to pass a motion in the 601 -member House to abolish the monarchy and declare Nepal a republic.
Nepal Maoists have been demanding the abolition of the monarchy since they ended their decade-long civil war after inking a peace deal in November 2006 with the government that took over from the king.