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: According to news reports, the parliament of
: Nepal has passed a law abolishing the
: monarchy.

Not easy to make sense of the local newspaper reports, though:

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=127427

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=127504

Isn't it the Constituent Assembly's task to establish a change of the form of government, not the current assembly?

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/nov/nov05/news01.php

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/nov/nov04/news17.php

DTH