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Powersharing Transitional Government – 2006

Once the House of the Representative was reinstated, the Seven Political Parties-led government started consulting with the coalition leadership and the Maoists on stripping the King’s power and drafting an interim constitution. This process began before the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on 21 November 2006. On 16 June 2006, the government of Nepal and the Maoists agreed to form an Interim Constitution Draft Committee (ICDC) to complete the draft interim constitution within the time frame of 15 days. On 7 July 2006, the government asked the ICDC to begin its work. The committee submitted the draft interim constitution on 25 August 2006. The modality of transitional government was explained in the interim constitution. Yet the constitution’s promulgation was delayed until the agreement on the implementation of the monitoring of arms and army management (AMMAA) began. This was established according to the CPA, signed on 21 November 2006, and the Monitoring of Arms and Army Management, signed on 8 November 2006.[fn]”SCHEDULE-2 RELATING TO CLAUSE (2) OF ARTICLE 167,” Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007.[/efn_note]