The Maoist Electoral Victory in Nepal

The Maoist Electoral Victory in Nepal: Interview with Shyam Shrestha, Former Chief Editor of Mulyankan Monthly Magazine
by Johan Petter Andresen

The elections in Nepal on Thursday, April 10th, resulted in a victory for the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), stunning the mainstream international press.

Mulyankan monthly magazine is almost 18 years old. It is the largest leftist monthly magazine of Nepal, with a circulation of 30 000 copies per month. Shyam Shrestha has been actively seeking to promote a broad left unity in Nepal.

Kirtipur
Sunday,13th of April, 2008.

Full interview here.

Nepal's Revolution: Armed Struggle Made Free and Fair Elections Possible
by Analytical Monthly Review
Analytical Monthly Review, published in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, is a
sister edition of Monthly Review. Its April 2008 issue features the following
editorial. -- Ed.

The peaceful mass participation in the elections for a Constituent
Assembly ("CA") in Nepal on April 10, 2008 was not only an historic
achievement of the Nepalese people, but a reminder that the
revolutionary process in Nepal deserves the close attention and eager
assistance of every sincere Marxist.

Read the rest here