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NEPALSacked prime minister reappointed Two years of political turmoil in Nepal came full circle June 2 with the king reappointing the prime minister he had fired in 2002, when he declared elected leaders incompetent at running the troubled kingdom. After two years of royal-appointed prime ministers, pro-democracy protests and a rising Maoist insurgency, King Gyanendra announced he was giving Sher Bahadur Deuba, the last elected premier, his job back. Analysts saw the reappointment as a way for Gyanendra to save face and at the same time end massive street protests that were increasingly critical of the monarchy. The demonstrations triggered the May 7 resignation of the king's handpicked prime minister, Surya Bahadur Thapa.
The Japan Times Weekly: June 12, 2004 |
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