One Less Kingdom In the World
Talk about history in the making:
It's hard to say whether a "federal democratic republic" that was ushered in by former communists is better than a monarchy; it really depends on who's running things.
Nevertheless...considering what's happened between 2006 and now, it's really a contrast to Iraq, aka, "The Big Bush Debacle." But I guess Bush supporters can say, "Hey, at least Iraq hasn't become a communist country." Well, yeah, there's that.
KATMANDU, Nepal -- The world's last Hindu kingdom became its newest secular republic Wednesday as Nepal's lawmakers, led by former communist insurgents, abolished the monarchy that had reigned over this Himalayan land for 239 years.
Throughout the day, thousands of people marched, danced and sang in the streets of Katmandu in anticipation of the vote, waving red hammer-and-sickle flags as dour King Gyanendra awaited his fate in the pink concrete palace that dominates the city's center.
He finally found out the fate of his throne late in the day when, as expected, the newly elected Constituent Assembly declared the country a republic and abolished the monarchy by a vote of 560-4. The assembly's 37 other members were not present.
"We have entered a new era today," said Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, calling Nepal's rebirth as a republic "the dream of the whole nation."
It's hard to say whether a "federal democratic republic" that was ushered in by former communists is better than a monarchy; it really depends on who's running things.
Nevertheless...considering what's happened between 2006 and now, it's really a contrast to Iraq, aka, "The Big Bush Debacle." But I guess Bush supporters can say, "Hey, at least Iraq hasn't become a communist country." Well, yeah, there's that.
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