KATMANDU, Nepal — A communist party candidate, Rishi Prasad Sharma, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen Tuesday just two days before Nepalese elect an assembly that will rewrite the constitution, a key step toward cementing democracy here. He was slain in Jahare Bazar town.
Clashes also broke out Tuesday between former communist rebels and police in the town of Satbariya, leaving one person dead. The former rebels tried to attack a former minister, officials said. It was not clear who shot the man who was killed.
Thursday’s vote for a Constituent Assembly is an important part of the peace process with the former Maoist rebels. The country’s major political parties have agreed that Nepal’s centuries-old monarchy will be abolished after the election.
