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NepalConstitutional Amendments
The Panchayat Constitution was amended several times,
primarily
to increase the power and prerogatives of the monarchy
against the
increasing popular demand for liberalization of the
political
institutions and processes. In view of the mounting
criticism
against the Panchayat Constitution, King Birendra, who had
succeeded his father in 1972, pursuant to recommendations
of a
specially created Constitutional Reform Commission,
announced in
1975 that the constitution would be amended to include
provisions
governing the amending procedure itself. Previously the
king could
not amend the constitution unless two-thirds of the
Rashtriya
Panchayat ratified the proposed amendment. Under the
proposed
amendment, the king would have to consult a special
committee of
the Rastriya Panchayat before amending the constitution.
In
addition, the term of a delegate to the Rashtriya
Panchayat was
reduced from six years to four years.
Data as of September 1991
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