After being appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), what preparations have you begun for constituent assembly polls?
At the moment, I have to prepare for an enabling environment where all Nepalese could cast their votes to choose their leaders. You know there are various commitments made by the state that has to be carried out within a certain period of time. And all of them, including the election to constituent assembly, need political decision. The Election Commission itself is not the authority to develop the parameters of the elections system like what kind of electoral system to be used in the state, what should be the voters’ eligibility and what would be the number of constituencies. All these issues need political decision. At this time, I am waiting for a broader framework or guidelines for the elections so that I can start my work. Materialising these decisions we also need legislative input to hold the election to constituent assembly. Unless political decisions are taken and legislative frameworks are ready, we cannot execute our aims. So I am waiting for these mandates to begin my job.
