May 29, 2008 04:56pm Article from: Agence France-Presse
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23778317-1702,00.html
NEPAL'S army, long seen as a bastion of support for the royal family, says it will respect a historic vote by a constitutional assembly abolishing the Himalayan nation's monarchy.
"How we feel does not matter, how the country feels is what matters,'' said Brigadier General Ramindra Chhetri, army director of public relations.
"The decision has been taken by the constituent assembly and it must be abided by by all stakeholders,'' he told AFP.
Nepal's King Gyanendra became the last in his line today when a constitutional assembly elected in April voted overwhelmingly to declare Nepal a republic. The vote capped a peace accord between Maoists and mainstream parties that ended a decade-long civil war.
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