"We have been trying our best to listen to the dissenting parties and bring them on board for the election through the political process," Regmi said in his address to the UN General Assembly in New York Saturday. "There is no alternative to elections to revitalize the democratic process and ensure political stability." [break]
He said that the government is working hard for holding election on the scheduled date as election would provide mandate of the people for writing a constitution, advance civil and political rights, ensure people´s sovereignty in decision-making in state affairs and institutionalize multi-party democracy, federalism and republicanism.
"It will be instrumental in completing the remaining task of the peace process," he said. "Settlement of political issues through democratic process will ensure political stability and eventually it will open up prospect for broad-based economic development which is long-aspired by the people."
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