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Constitutional Reform – 2007

The interim constitution was promulgated on 15 January 2007.¹ According to the constitutional provision, a consensus government was to be formed until the final constitution was agreed upon and promulgated. A 330 member interim parliament was established that included representatives from the Maoists. The King was stripped of his royal power.

The interim constitution replaced the 1990 constitution.

In 2007, the interim constitution was amended further: the First Amendment on 13 April 2007, the Second Amendment on 13 June 2007 and the Third Amendment on 28 December 2007. These constitutional amendments included provisions that would allow for the removal of the prime minister and the king by a two-third vote of the interim legislature if they should pose an obstacle to the Constituent Assembly elections.² The third amendment ensured that Nepal was to be a republic. This amendment was to be implemented by the first CA session.³

It was planned that the CA would write the final constitution. However, the election for the CA did not take place in 2007.

1. “Secretary General’s Report to the Security Council,” United Nations (S/2007/235), April 26, 2007.
2. Ibid.
3. “Interim Constitution of Nepal (2007) As Amended by the First, Second and Third Amendments,” UNDP – Nepal.