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Powersharing Transitional Government – 2015

After the earthquake on 12 May 2015, the constitution drafting process stalled as the focus of the government shifted to post-earthquake reconstruction. As dissatisfaction among key leaders within the governing coalition and the opposition parties (including the former rebel group) grew over the handling of relief and reconstruction activities, parties started to talk about the formation of the national unity government.¹“Political Aftershocks,” Nepali Times, Issue 760, Page 4, May 29, 2015 http://nepalitimes.com/regular-columns/The-deadline/political-aftershock… As of July 2015, however, the unity government has not been reestablished.