The interim parliament of Nepal on Friday approved a bill for the third amendment to the interim constitution to declare the country a federal democratic republic.
Speaker Subhas Chandra Nembang announced that the bill, which was tabled by the government on Monday, seeking to overcome constitutional hurdles to declare Nepal a federal democratic republic and hold an election to the 601-member Constituent Assembly by mid-April 2008, was approved by a two-third majority vote in the interim parliament.
Out of 321 parliament members, 270 voted in favor of the amendment with three against.
The bill will be implemented by the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly.
Source: Xinhua
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