Dispute Resolution Committee – 2008
2008
After the CA elections were held on 10 April 2008, a dispute over the formation of the national consensus government emerged. Part of the reason this occurred was because the established political parties were reluctant to recognize the Maoists as the largest party in the Constituent Assembly. Finally, parties agreed to amend the constitution for the fifth time. The amendment was adopted on 13 July 2008 and provided the basis for the formation of a majoritarian government.1
After the elections were held, the most contentious issue remained the peace process, specifically, management of the Maoist combatants. Parties disputed over whether or not the Young Communist Leagues should be dismantled, whether or not the properties seized by the Maoists during the insurgency should be returned, and finally, how peace and democracy would be effectively established. These disputes were not resolved despite the series of dialogues between the political parties at the task-force level and top-leadership level.