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Girija Prasad Koirala in Kathmandu on Thursday. KATHMANDU: Girija Prasad Koirala resigned from the post of Prime Minister on Thursday and requested the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) to form government. “I had been carrying a bag of sorrows of those who sacrificed their lives and the tears of those who lost their husbands and parents… I have found the right place, the Constituent Assembly, to put my burden and sorrow down and to declare my resignation,” he said. Mr. Koirala requested the political parties to lay emphasis on consensus, cooperation and unity in forming the government. “I feel the political parties have their lost way. We need to go back and take the path we adopted to conduct the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections and establish republican Nepal — the path of unity and consensus,” he said. He recalled the roles played by all parties to conduct the Constituent Assembly elections and abolish monarchy without bloodshed. He requested the parties to maintain the same cooperation in future. He ended his speech saying: “Long live consensus, cooperation and unity.” WelcomedAs per the interim Constitution, the Prime Minister can submit his resignation only to the President. But since the President is yet to be elected, Mr. Koirala announced his resignation before the parliamentarians and Chairman of the Constituent Assembly. His resignation will be accepted only after the President is elected. Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) chairman Prachanda welcomed Mr. Koirala’s resignation. Ameet Dhakal reports: The government on Thursday tabled the Fifth Amendment proposal to the interim Constitution. The amendment, among other things, proposes to elect the Prime Minister and President through a simple majority. The parties had, on Wednesday, signed a 22-point agreement to amend the Constitution. They also singed a seven-point agreement to take the current peace process to its logical end and to also downsize the U.N. Mission in Nepal and extend its tenure by another six months to monitor the arms and armies. The CA, however, could not pass the amendment proposal as the Madhesi parties stalled the session, demanding inclusion of the Madhesi issues in the Constitution. The CA would elect the President once the Constitution is amended. It will then elect the Prime Minister. Mr. Prachanda is certain to become the next Prime Minister and lead a coalition government.
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