FULL STORY 75% pepole want early CA election

KATHMANDU: A nation-wide political opinion poll, Nepal Contemporary Political Situation IV, found that 70 per cent of the people have heard of the constituent assembly and that 25 per cent of all Nepalis understand what a constituent assembly is all about.
The research carried out by Interdisciplinary Analysts with financial support of The Asia Foundation aimed to document the level of knowledge among the people on the processes and contents of the constituent assembly and thereby formulate an intervention strategy for voters’ education, said the opinion poll report. The research was done between December and January.

Seventy-five per cent of those contacted said elections to the constituent assembly were necessary, 55 per cent said they were necessary for lasting peace, while 22 per cent think they are must to formulate a new satisfactory constitution.
The figure reveals that the level of public trust towards the Nepali Army is more than the level of trust towards either the CPN-Maoist or the political parties. In total, about 62 per cent of the respondents have some level of trust in it while 29 per cent do not have faith in it.
About 54 per cent of the respondents had some level of trust in the Maoists. Thirty-three per cent do not trust them. Around 48 per cent of the respondents said they had some level of trust in the political parties.

Around 35 per cent mentioned that the Maoists should bring peace in the country, 22 per cent mentioned that they should help the poor, and 19 per cent, mentioned that they should bring development to the country.

Fifty-nine per cent of the respondents think that a democratically elected government or parliament should have ultimate control over the Nepali Army.

Around 45 per cent of the respondents are for a place for monarchy in Nepal, while 43 per cent think there should not be any place for monarchy in Nepal. The rest were undecided.

Split on monarchy:

• 45 per cent for a place for monarchy
• 43 per cent want no space for monarchy
• 25 per cent know what a CA is all about