3-Point Agreement between the Top Three Parties - UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) - to Extend the CATenure

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Country/entity: Nepal
Region: Asia and Pacific
Agreement name: 3-Point Agreement between the Top Three Parties - UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) - to Extend the CATenure
Date: 28 May 2010
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006)
Inspired by the Maoist insurgency in Peru in the early 1990s, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) – CPN(M) – declared war on the Nepalese government in February 1996. A key demand was the transformation of Nepal from a monarchy into a ‘People’s Republic’. Following a pronounced Maoist military strategy, the CPN(M) focused their insurgency on the rural areas. They gained significantly in strength and it took heavy international military support to stabilize the Nepalese government in 2002. After public protests escalated in Kathmandu in 2004, the Nepalese King Gyanendra took authoritarian control over the government. In the cities, a strong popular movement for democracy emerged, forcing the government into fast progressing peace negations in 2006 that concluded with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006.
Stage: Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature: Government
Peace process: Nepal peace process
Parties: Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Chairperson, UNCP (Maoist)
Ram Chandra Poudel, Vice President and Leader of Parliamentary Party Nepali Congress
Jhalanath Khanal, Chairperson, CPN (UML)
Third parties: -
Description: An agreement in which the parties extend the term of Nepal's Constituent Assembly by one year.

Agreement document: NP_100528_3PointAgreement.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: No specific mention.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: No specific mention.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→General references
Page 1, 2: Since not all tasks have been accomplished in the drafting of a new Constitution despite notable achievements in this regard, we agree to extend the terms of the Constituent Assembly by one year.

Page 1, 3: We make it clear that the Prime Minister of the incumbent Coalition Government is ready to resign immediately in order to move forward by forming a national government based on consensus to fulfill the above responsibilities and tasks as soon as possible.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: Governance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/making
Page 1, 1: We are firmly committed to firmly moving forward to take the peace process to its logical conclusion, carry out the remaining tasks in this regard and fulfill the new historical constitutional responsibilities in agreement and partnership with each other.

Page 1, 2: Since not all tasks have been accomplished in the drafting of a new Constitution despite notable achievements in this regard, we agree to extend the terms of the Constituent Assembly by one year.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: Power sharing→Political power sharing→Executive coalition
State level
Page 1, 3: We make it clear that the Prime Minister of the incumbent Coalition Government is ready to resign immediately in order to move forward by forming a national government based on consensus to fulfill the above responsibilities and tasks as soon as possible.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: Page 1, Untitled Preamble: In accordance with the mandate of the historical People’s Movement, Nepal’s Interim Constitution 2007, spirit of democracy, sustainable peace and the Comprehensive Peace Accord, we express the following commitments:
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: No specific mention.
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: No specific mention.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: No specific mention.
Cultural heritage: No specific mention.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: No specific mention.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: No specific mention.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: Asian Study Center for Peace & Conflict Transformation (2011), From Conflict to Peace in Nepal: Peace Agreements 2005-2010.

3-Point Agreement between the Top Three Parties—UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN (UML)— to Extend the CA Tenure

In accordance with the mandate of the historical People’s Movement, Nepal’s Interim Constitution 2007, spirit of democracy, sustainable peace and the Comprehensive Peace Accord, we express the following commitments:

1. We are firmly committed to firmly moving forward to take the peace process to its logical conclusion, carry out the remaining tasks in this regard and fulfill the new historical constitutional responsibilities in agreement and partnership with each other.

2. Since not all tasks have been accomplished in the drafting of a new Constitution despite notable achievements in this regard, we agree to extend the terms of the Constituent Assembly by one year.

3. We make it clear that the Prime Minister of the incumbent Coalition Government is ready to resign immediately in order to move forward by forming a national government based on consensus to fulfill the above responsibilities and tasks as soon as possible.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Chairperson, UNCP (Maoist)

Ram Chandra Poudel, Vice President and Leader of Parliamentary Party Nepali Congress

Jhalanath Khanal, Chairperson, CPN (UML)

Date:

May 28, 2002