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Nepal Marks a Decade of Its Constitution as Karki Calls for Dialogue

National ceremonies were scaled back during mourning for dozens killed in the Gen Z unrest.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Sushila Karki said safeguarding and implementing the 2015 charter is a shared duty and framed democracy as a practice of listening and problem‑solving.
  • Karki, sworn in on September 12 after protests that unseated K P Sharma Oli, led a scaled‑down Constitution Day program in Kathmandu attended by top state officials.
  • President Ramchandra Paudel praised the charter’s role in unifying Nepal’s diverse society and urged focus on peace, good governance and development.
  • Gen Z organizers rallied at Maitighar Mandala, pledging to protect gains from the youth‑led movement that began with protests over corruption and social‑media restrictions.
  • Legal and political figures called the Constitution “vibrant” but flagged implementation flaws—especially the mixed/proportional voting system—as drivers of chronic coalition instability.