Look at the wordings of the two documents given below. The first column is from the 1990 Nepal Constitution. The second column is from the more recent Interim Constitution of Nepal.
1990 Constitution of Nepal Part 7: Executive |
2007 Interim Constitution Part 5: Executive |
Article 35: Executive power: The executive power of the kingdom of Nepal shall be exercised exclusively by His Majesty. |
• The executive power of Nepal shall, pursuant to this Constitution and other laws, be vested in the Council of Ministers. • The executive junctions of Nepal shall be taken in the name of the Prime Minister. |
What is the difference in who exercises ‘Executive Power’ in the above two Constitutions of Nepal? Keeping this in mind, why do you think Nepal needs a new Constitution today?
In the 1990 Constitution of Nepal, it was the king who exercised the Executive Power, while in the 2007 Interim Constitution of Nepal it is the Prime Minister, the leader of the representatives of the people, exercised the executive power.
The change was essential in the context of change of government form monarchy to democracy.