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Deuba govt sacked, king assumes executive powers

Shirish B Pradhan in Kathmandu

Nepal's King Gyanendra on Friday night dismissed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's caretaker government saying it was incapable of holding general elections next month and temporarily assumed all executive powers.

In a televised address to the nation, the king announced he would name a new government in five days. He also put off the November 13 general elections.

King Gyanendra's action came a day after Deuba met him and sought postponement of the general elections in view of the worsening law and order situation across the country because of Maoist insurgency.

The monarch said he had taken the action keeping in mind national unity and sovereignty and in keeping with the spirit of the Constitution.

The king asked all political parties to recommend their representatives within five days to form the new government.

PTI

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