Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 24 April 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assurances the King of Nepal has given to (a) the UK Government and (b) the European Union that the elections to be held in Nepal in 2007 will be held on a free and fair basis;and what assessment he has made of the powers the King is likely to relinquish to any freely elected party.
The King has set out his roadmap for parliamentary elections without due consultation with the political parties. For parliamentary elections to be credible, they would need to take place in the context of an overall peace process and within a political and security climate which enables all parties to put up candidates for free and fair polls. If the elections take place in April 2007, the King will be judged on his actions. It is too early to assess how the King is likely to react to any freely elected party.
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