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Read the news article prepared before the general election of Nepal
2017 and published on “The Guardian and do the activities.

‘Politics is still a man’s game’ : Can Nepal’s Election finally bring stability?

Voters in Nepal go to the polls on Sunday hoping to bring an end to the

chronic political instability reflected in the rise and fall of 26 governments
in the past 27 years.

No government has completed a full term since the restoration of multi-
party democracy in 1990, and most have lasted less than 12 months, due

to constant political turmoil marked by shaky coalitions and backroom
deals.

‘My dream is coming true’: the Nepalese woman who rose from slavery
to politics

The elections are seen as a test of whether the country can implement the
new constitution, signed in 2015, and bring about long-awaited political

and social reform after 10 years of civil war and a tortuous transition
from a Hindu monarchy to a secular republic.

“This election will determine the future of the country,” said Gyanu
Adhikari, editor of Nepal’s online political journal the Record. “Will we

finally get a government that can last a full term and so be held to account?

Or will we continue to see more horse trading and endless turnover?”

The polls mark the final step in a highly contentious transition to a

federal state, a process that in May led to local elections being held for
the first time in 20 years.

Sunday’s polls will complete the process with the first phase of voting in

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