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National Elections Go Off With Little Violence In Nepal

by Rob Walker | April 10, 2008 at 02:41 pm | 89 views | add comment
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People in Nepal are celebrating after national elections went off with relatively little violence.
Some poll stations are reporting as high as an 80% turnout, with an average of 60-70% nationwide.
Citizens there are reportedly happy with how the elections went and being  part of the system, but don't take my word for it, there's a huge list of Nepali bloggers here:

It was a thrilling experience to vote after so many years. I came to this computer a few minutes ago after casting my vote in the historic elections of Constituent Assembly this morning. I had reached at the polling station in Gandhi Adarsha High School, a minute of walk from my home in Gothataar village of Kathmandu constituency 2, at 6:20 AM. That was 40 minutes ahead of the opening of the voting time at 7 AM. There were already about 50 people in the line! One guy came behind me with his identification card saying: I was eagerly waiting for the morning. My hand is itching. I want to vote! I will be voting after 16 years.

After standing in the line for 40 minutes I went inside the polling station and the lines were divided into three sections (six in total for males and females). So I found myself standing in the third position! That was cool!

Nepal's first elections in nine years were disrupted by scattered incidents of violence across the country Thursday, but overall the elections were hailed as peaceful. Voters expressed a sense of pride that they finally had a voice in selecting the leadership that will rewrite the nation's Constitution and decide the fate of the monarchy.
Residents of Nepal will participate in a historic democratic election Thursday, April 10. Voters will choose a Constituent Assembly, which will be charged with writing a new constitution and reintroducing democracy to this tiny Himalayan nation.

April 10, 2008 at 02:41 pm by Rob Walker, 89 views, add comment

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