CFFN congratulates Nepal on successful election

Canada Forum for Nepal (CFFN.ca), a Canada-based organisation, has congratulated the people of Nepal for the successful completion of the constituent assembly (CA) election.

"After 10 years of armed conflict primarily waged over the issue of the monarchy and the CA, the successful completion of this election has brought relief to everyone concerned about Nepal," CFFN said, adding,"CFFN considers this election to represent the successful conclusion of Jana Andolan II."

CFFN also congratulated all the political parties that made a series of agreements to advance peace process in Nepal and for bringing the CA election to a successful conclusion. "We are encouraged by the fact that the Nepalese people have voted overwhelmingly for a new direction for the country and have brought down political leaders and parties that stood for status quo," a press release issued by the Forum stated.

CFFN also lauded the strong presence of women, Dalits, Janjatis, Madheshis, and other ethnic minorities in the CA through direct election.

"This is the first time in the history of Nepal that there is such an inclusive assembly of representatives. We laud the work of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) for being the strongest force in bringing a fundamental shift towards inclusion and we acknowledge that all 7 Dalits, 23 out of 29 women, and majority of Hill Janajatis and Tarai Janajatis directly elected in the assembly are from their party."

Saying that the historic responsibility of establishing the republic and crafting a just, equitable, federal and democratic constitution for the new Nepal is now the responsibility of the CA, the Forum urged the winning political parties to honour the aspirations of the people by creating a forward-looking constitution through broad and vigorous debate. nepalnews.com Apr 27 08