GNV News April 5, 2025

At the end of March 2025, pro-royalty demonstrations in the capital city of Kathmandu led to a massivecrime of violencedeveloped into a clash with security forces that killed two people, including a journalist, and injured more than 110 others. The incident involved the last king, Gyanendra. Gyanendra called for the "defense of national traditions" on February 19, 2025, which has been designated as "Democracy Day".Video Statementand inspired protests. Then, in March, he traveled from Pokhara to Kathmandu, where thousands of his supporters at the airport had himwelcomeThe company also strengthened its unity with its supporters through religious ceremonies. He also strengthened unity with his supporters through religious ceremonies. They invited protest leaders to their homes and appointed them "commanders.government testimonyThere are also

Until 2006, Nepal was headed by a king of the Shaha dynasty.constitutional monarchyThe country was in the process of being transformed from a monarchy to a Maoist state. However, during the conflict in Nepal that lasted from 1996 to 2006, the anti-monarchy Maoists expanded their power. Therefore, in 2005, the then King Gyanendra decided to establish a new government in Nepal to defeat the Maoist rebels.absolute authorityIn April 2006, the monarchy was suspended and a comprehensive peace agreement was signed between the new government and the Maoists. Later, in 2008, the Constituent Assembly declared the monarchy abolished and Nepal became a federal democratic republic. However, after the abolition of the monarchy, 13 changes of government, corruption, and economic hardship followed, and as a result, sentiment in favor of the monarchyIt's getting stronger.The RPP is a pro-monarchy party. However, a constitutional amendment is necessary to restore the monarchy, and the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), a pro-monarchy party, currently has less than 51 TP3T seats in the parliament, which is not enough support to make it feasible.low (position)The king's ambitions and supportive campaigns have not yet been resolved. Still, there is concern that the former king's ambitions and supporter campaigns will deepen the division between pro-republican and pro-monarchist forces.

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Former King Gyanendra Shah (left) (2009) (Photo:Ingmar Zahorsky / Flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0])