The Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal, previously known as the Reinstated House of Representatives, was the legislature of Nepal formed in the aftermath of the
2006 Nepalese revolution and the
Comprehensive Peace Accord signed with the
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Background
King Gyanendra of Nepal had dissolved the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
on 21 May 2002. The parliament was reinstated on 24 April 2006 with 204 of the original members. The first meeting of the reinstated parliament was held four days later on 28 April 2006. On 15 January 2007, an interim legislative parliament was formed after the
Comprehensive Peace Accord was between the
Seven Party Alliance and the
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The Maoists were included in the new parliament and the total number of members was increased to 329.
Composition
Members
Changes
See also
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2005 Nepal coup d'état
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2006 Nepalese revolution
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Nepalese Civil War
The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the then Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw countrywide fighting between the Kingdom rulers and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), with the latter making ...
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Comprehensive Peace Accord
References
{{Lists of Nepalese legislators
Parliament of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...