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| Accession No. | E24 |
| Dewey No | 324.95496 |
| Book No | EUEn |
| Title | Constituent assembly election 2008 Nepal: final report |
| Author | European Union Election Observation Mission |
| Place of Publication | Kathmandu |
| Publisher | European Union Election Observation Mission |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Pages | 46 |
| Notes | Includes tables, charts, and pictures |
| Subject | Election
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| Keywords | Interim constitution
Election management bodies Election administration Voter registration Media and Election Women participation Election campaiging |
| Content | I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 4
II. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 8 III. POLITICAL BACKGROUND............................................................................................................. 8 A. Political Context 1990-2008....................................................................................................... 8 B. Key Political Actors ................................................................................................................. 11 IV. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. V. LEGAL ISSUES................................................................................................................................... 13 Legal Framework ..................................................................................................................... 13 The Interim Constitution .......................................................................................................... 13 The Constituent Assembly ....................................................................................................... 14 Universal and Regional Standards ........................................................................................... 14 Other Applicable Election Legislation ..................................................................................... 15 The Electoral System ................................................................................................................ 16 Delineation of Constituency Boundaries.................................................................................. 17 ELECTION ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................................................... 18 A. Structure and Composition of the Election Administration ..................................................... 18 B. The Administration of the Election .......................................................................................... 19 VI. VOTER REGISTRATION ................................................................................................................. 20 A. The Right to Vote..................................................................................................................... 20 B. Voter Registration Procedures.................................................................................................. 20 VII. REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES/POLITICAL PARTIES/LISTS......................................... 21 A. Registration of Political Parties................................................................................................ 21 B. Registration of Candidates ....................................................................................................... 21 VIII. ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND PRE-ELECTION ENVIRONMENT........................................... 23 A. Background to the Election Campaign Environment............................................................... 23 B. Overview of the Election Campaign ........................................................................................ 23 C. Election Related Violence ........................................................................................................ 23 D. Use of State Resources............................................................................................................. 25 E. Campaign Finance .................................................................................................................... 25 F. Voter Education ........................................................................................................................ 26 IX. MEDIA AND THE ELECTIONS ...................................................................................................... 27 A. Media Environment.................................................................................................................. 27 B. Legal Framework for the Media and Elections ........................................................................ 27 C. Conditions for Journalists......................................................................................................... 28 D. Monitoring of Media Coverage of the Elections...................................................................... 29 X. PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND TRADITIONALLY MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS...................................................................... 30 A. Women and Traditionally Marginalised Communities ............................................................ 30 B. Participation of Women............................................................................................................ 30 C. Participation of Traditionally Marginalised Communities ....................................................... 31 XI. PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ......................................................................................... 32 XII. COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS........................................................................................................ 33 A. Electoral Offences .................................................................................................................... 33 B. Complaints and Appeals........................................................................................................... 34 C. Petitions .................................................................................................................................... 36 XIII. ELECTION DAY................................................................................................................................. 37 A. Overview of Voting.................................................................................................................. 37 XIV. RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................. 38 A. Counting and the Announcement of Results............................................................................ 38 B. Political Overview of the Election Results............................................................................... 40 XV. RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................................................... 41 |