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Nepal -- can democracy and communism coexist?

Himalayan state's fragile democratic institutions will be tested by the new government

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Nepal has become the sixth communist-ruled country on today's world map.   © Reuters

When Nepal's new pro-China communist prime minister, Khadga Prasad Oli, shortly pays obeisance in Beijing, he will seek not only greater aid but also the establishment of "brotherly" relations between the Chinese and Nepalese communist parties.

This year the number of communist-ruled countries in the world increased by one to six, with the landlocked Himalayan state of Nepal joining China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam. Nepal's two main communist groups merged into one party on May 17, about three months after jointly coming to power.

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