Six months ago, Nepal was in the midst of a revolutionary uprising, led primarily by the youth. The hated government, which murdered 77 protesters, was ousted, and the parliament set on fire. The potential was there for Nepali workers and youth to take power into their own hands, but the absence of a genuinely revolutionary leadership meant that the movement was directionless. Power passed into the hands of an interim government, and the people were told to sit tight until elections in March.

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