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NepalOther Features of the Constitution
The constitution guarantees the citizens' unfettered
rights to
political pluralism and a multiparty democracy. All
legitimate
political organizations or parties that register with the
Election
Commission are allowed to publicize and broadcast for the
purpose
of securing support and cooperation of the general public
toward
their objectives and programs. Any law, arrangement, or
decision
that restricts any of these activities is inconsistent
with the
constitution and void. Any law, arrangement, or decision
to impose
a one-party system is also inconsistent with the
constitution and
void. Under the section on political organization, any
political
party is not eligible for registration if it
discriminates, if at
least 5 percent of its candidates are not women, or if it
fails to
obtain at least 3 percent of the total votes cast in the
previous
election to the House of Representatives.
The constitution may be amended or repealed by a
majority of
two-thirds in each house of Parliament. However, such
amendment or
repeals may not be designed to frustrate the spirit of the
preamble
of the constitution, which recognizes the Nepalese people
as the
source of sovereign authority. After passing in both
houses, any
bill to repeal or amend the constitution must receive
royal assent.
Data as of September 1991
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