Former king of Nepal Gyanendra wants 'ceremonial' return to throne

Jul 7, 4:27 pm

London, July 7 (ANI): Nepal's deposed king, Gyanendra, has said that he wants to return to the throne.

Gyanendra said that he had made an agreement six years ago with his country's political parties that he would be a constitutional monarch, but the government abolished the monarchy in 2008.

The former king said he did not want to be active in Nepal's politics, but did want a largely ceremonial role.

The former monarch, now known as Gyanendra Shah, said that he had been forced to make an agreement with opposition parties in 2006 after weeks of anti-government protests.

"This included the reinstatement of the dissolved parliament, the appointment of a prime minister from among the parties, and restoration of constitutional monarch y and multi-party democracy," the BBC quoted Gyanendra, as saying.

His move comes at a time of political turmoil in Nepal, while a constituent assembly was recently dissolved after failing to reach an agreement on a new constitution.

Fresh elections are planned for November, but currently, Nepal seems to be in a political vacuum. (ANI)

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