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PM’s party edges past Maoists in Nepal presidential poll (IANS via Yahoo! India News) |
Kathmandu, July 19 (IANS) As Nepal’s lawmakers began voting Saturday in the Himalayan republic’s first presidential election to replace dethroned king Gyanendra as head of state, a new dramatic development indicated a surprise victory for the Nepali Congress (NC) with the Maoists headed for a rude shock.
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