Nepal assembly deadline extended by 1 year
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Nepal's parliament gave one more year on Friday to a special assembly tasked with drafting a new constitution, reinforcing hopes for an acceleration of a stalled peace process after a decade-long civil war.
The Constituent Assembly was elected in 2008 to prepare a new constitution, a key demand of the Maoist former rebels who ended their civil war under a 2006 peace deal. Its term had been due to expire at mid-night local time on Friday. (Reuters)
