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IEC chair summons CA's first meeting on Jan 22<http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/top-story/29560-iec-chair-summons-ca-s-first-meeting-on-jan-22> Published on Saturday, 11 January 2014 16:44 After a month-long political drama, Chairman of the Interim Election Council Khil Raj Regmi has finally summoned the first meeting of new Constituent Assembly on January 22. This became possible after President Ram Baran Yadav, during a meeting at Shital Niwas today, asked IEC Chair Regmi to convene the first meeting of the newly elected Constituent Assembly (CA). "You can act as per the constitution,” the President had reportedly told IEC Chair Regmi during their meeting. According to article 69(1) of the Interim Constitution, the prime minister or head of the government will have the authority to convene the first CA meeting. It has to be called within 21 days after the results of the CA election is made public by the Election Commission. The first meeting of the newly elected CA will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in New Baneshwor at 3 pm on January 22 (Wednesday). Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa is all set to chair the first meeting of the new CA. He is getting this honour by virtue of being the senior-most member of the new CA. But before that, the President will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Thapa at the opportune time. Thereafter, Thapa will administer the oath of office to other members of the new CA in a ceremony that will take place a day before the CA is set to convene. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
