Talk:Politics of Nepal/Comments

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[edit] Federal Structure

Under the Constitution which came into force in May 2008, Nepal is proclaimed a federal, democratic republic. The word 'federal' implies that there are sub-national autonomous or semi-autonomous sub-divisions of the state territory, but the article does not make clear what these are, even on an interim basis. I fully appreciate that recent developments have given authors considerable work to do on this article, and a good start has been made. Neverheless, I think that there is an urgent need to explain the federal nature of the new government structure, either existing or proposed.

The reader might presume that the five development regions exist as the provisional first-tier sub-divisions within this federal structure, but there is nothing to confirm or to refute this assumption. There is a need for someone to address this matter and to state which are the first-tier autonomous communities within Nepal; the articles on Zones of Nepal, Regions of Nepal and Districts of Nepal need to be brought into line with current information - I understand that the situation is that the former Zones no longer have any administrative or political function. Rif Winfield (talk) 13:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)