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| Maoists 'will meet Nepali king' | Maoists 'will meet Nepali king' |
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| The leader of Nepal's former Maoist rebels says he wants to meet King Gyanendra in person to persuade him to step down. | The leader of Nepal's former Maoist rebels says he wants to meet King Gyanendra in person to persuade him to step down. |
| Maoist leader Prachanda said he would "take the initiative" in meeting the embattled monarch. | Maoist leader Prachanda said he would "take the initiative" in meeting the embattled monarch. |
| The republican Maoists will be the biggest party in the country after elections to a constituent assembly last week. | The republican Maoists will be the biggest party in the country after elections to a constituent assembly last week. |
| The Maoists declared an end to 10 years of insurgency in 2006. | The Maoists declared an end to 10 years of insurgency in 2006. |
| 'Leave voluntarily' | 'Leave voluntarily' |
| "I will take the initiative to talk to the king in person," Prachanda said in an interview broadcast on state-run television. | |
| The king's days appear to be numbered | The king's days appear to be numbered |
| "He should understand and respect the people's verdict and what the people want and leave the palace voluntarily. | "He should understand and respect the people's verdict and what the people want and leave the palace voluntarily. |
| "In history, monarchs have been beheaded and also had to flee. Let that not be repeated in Nepal," Prachanda said. | "In history, monarchs have been beheaded and also had to flee. Let that not be repeated in Nepal," Prachanda said. |
| The BBC's Charles Haviland, in Kathmandu, said Prachanda added that the king would be given the freedom to live in Nepal as a private citizen and pursue his business interests, which are extensive. | |
| Earlier this week, his deputy said that in the first meeting of the constituent assembly "we will declare the country a republic". | Earlier this week, his deputy said that in the first meeting of the constituent assembly "we will declare the country a republic". |
| Final results for the elections may be released next week. | Final results for the elections may be released next week. |
| The success of the former Maoists in the elections took observers by surprise. | The success of the former Maoists in the elections took observers by surprise. |
| Latest results indicate that they will win around half of the 240 seats chosen on a first-past-the-post system. | Latest results indicate that they will win around half of the 240 seats chosen on a first-past-the-post system. |
| There are also 335 seats distributed by proportional representation. The Maoists are now unlikely to win enough of those seats to gain an overall majority, analysts say. | There are also 335 seats distributed by proportional representation. The Maoists are now unlikely to win enough of those seats to gain an overall majority, analysts say. |
| A further 28 seats will be nominated by the government. | A further 28 seats will be nominated by the government. |
| Nepal's election shock | Nepal's election shock |
| Earlier on Friday, a pro-monarchy politician, Rudra Bahadur Singh, was shot dead in southern Nepal by men who broke into his home, police say. The motive is not clear. | Earlier on Friday, a pro-monarchy politician, Rudra Bahadur Singh, was shot dead in southern Nepal by men who broke into his home, police say. The motive is not clear. |
| Mr Singh failed to win a seat in last week's elections for the assembly that will decide Nepal's future. | Mr Singh failed to win a seat in last week's elections for the assembly that will decide Nepal's future. |
| He stood as a candidate for the royalist Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, which campaigned to preserve the monarchy in the 10 April poll. | He stood as a candidate for the royalist Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, which campaigned to preserve the monarchy in the 10 April poll. |
| The US - which regards the Maoists as terrorists - has congratulated the Nepalese people for holding elections which it says were mostly peaceful. | The US - which regards the Maoists as terrorists - has congratulated the Nepalese people for holding elections which it says were mostly peaceful. |
| It said that it looked forward to an assembly that reflected the people's will. | It said that it looked forward to an assembly that reflected the people's will. |