Six in 10 Nepalese want king to go
Afp, Kathmandu
Nearly six out of 10 Nepalese want the monarchy to be abolished in the Himalayan nation, but the same number are unclear about the relevance of upcoming elections, a survey showed yesterday. The opinion poll, carried out in April by the South Asia Democracy Group, showed that 59 percent of respondents said they wanted embattled King Gyanendra to go. The survey also found a majority of people are upbeat over the impoverished country's peace process, with 67 percent believing Nepal's Maoists would stick to a pledge to abide by democratic norms and not return to war. "During the first survey (in 2004), the idea of a republic was favoured by only 15 percent of respondents," the South Asia Democracy Group noted in a summary of the new poll.
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