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Maoists set conditions for leading Nepal govt

The Kathmandu Post/ ANN, Kathmandu
In a new political development, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist has put forth three conditions for taking the initiative to form the next government.
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, at a meeting Thursday of the 25 political parties represented in the Constituent Assembly (CA), categorically set out the three conditions:
i) the recent alliance of the Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) must end,
ii) the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the 25 political parties must feature the majorityagenda of the Maoists, and
iii) all political parties must give a written commitment that the next government will function unhindered for at least two years.
Dqring the n^eting, Dahal":
expressed concern whether the recently forged alliance was just an electoral one or political.
"If it was a political alliance, we don't see any point in taking the initiative to form the next government," a party leader quoted Dahal as saying during the meeting.
Dahal also warned that his party will choose to remain in the opposition if there is no consensus on his party'sconditions.
"If there is a consensus on our conditions, we are ready to take initiative to form the next government," Dahal told media persons after the meeting.
Leaders of the NC, CPN-UML and MPRF however said the alliance will not break up though they are ready to discuss the other conditions of the Maoists.
"The alliance will not break, rather it will expand further until the drafting of a new constitution,* said NC leader Minendra Rijal, adding, 'The Maoists also can join the alliance."
"7 He said the Maoists can't claifti ’
the leadership of the next government as it failed to continue the politics of consensus during the presidential election.
"We told the Maoists that any political party can take the initiative to form the government," he said.
CPN-UML leader Bhim Rawal echoed Rijal on the issue of continuing the alliance and said, "Further discussion among the political parties is required on the Maoist conditions.’
A majority of small political parties including Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP), Sadbhawana Party and CPN (ML) proposed, however, that the Maoists should get an opportunity to lead the next government.
Hridayesh Tripathi of TMDP said the Jliance of NC, CPN-UML and MPRF was forged for a specific purpose and it must now end.
He said the Maoists, being the largest political parry, have the ^i^ht to lead lit nextgovemmfr^.