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| Nepal sets new date for elections | Nepal sets new date for elections |
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| Nepal's government has set 10 April as the date for delayed elections to decide the country's future. | Nepal's government has set 10 April as the date for delayed elections to decide the country's future. |
| The cabinet announcement came after talks between the leaders of the three main parties, which include former Maoist rebels. | The cabinet announcement came after talks between the leaders of the three main parties, which include former Maoist rebels. |
| The poll was delayed twice last year amid disagreements between the parties. | The poll was delayed twice last year amid disagreements between the parties. |
| Voters are to elect an assembly which will write a new constitution for Nepal that formally confirms the country as a republic after centuries of royal rule. | Voters are to elect an assembly which will write a new constitution for Nepal that formally confirms the country as a republic after centuries of royal rule. |
| The elections are a key element of a peace deal signed in 2006 that ended 10 years of Maoist insurgency. |