Maoists are attempting to seize complete control of Nepal.
Cross posted from KeyWiki Blog
In what they hope will be a decisive move , the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has called for workers and villagers to converge on Kathmandu for a “final conflict” to win a new constitution. The Maoists are calling for a sustained mobilization, with the hope that an overwhelming showing can oust the and stay the hand of the Nepal army.
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The UCPN (M) on April 27 called for an indefinite general strike starting May 2, should the current prime minister not step aside in the face of the May 1 mass mobilization.