"monarchical support"

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2 May 2025

Nepali royalists display placards with demands to release the arrested leaders following the deadly violence on March 28, which claims the lives of two people and injures over a hundred, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2025. Those affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are arrested by police following the deadly violence in March. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands.

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#12324309

2 May 2025

Nepali royalists display placards with demands to release the arrested leaders following the deadly violence on March 28, which claims the lives of two people and injures over a hundred, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2025. Those affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are arrested by police following the deadly violence in March. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands.

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#12324310

2 May 2025

Nepali royalists display placards with demands to release the arrested leaders following the deadly violence on March 28, which claims the lives of two people and injures over a hundred, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2025. Those affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are arrested by police following the deadly violence in March. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands.

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#12324311

2 May 2025

Nepali royalists display placards with demands to release the arrested leaders following the deadly violence on March 28, which claims the lives of two people and injures over a hundred, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2025. Those affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are arrested by police following the deadly violence in March. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands.

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2 May 2025

Nepali royalists display placards with demands to release the arrested leaders following the deadly violence on March 28, which claims the lives of two people and injures over a hundred, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2025. Those affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are arrested by police following the deadly violence in March. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands.

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#12324313

2 May 2025

Nepali royalists display placards with demands to release the arrested leaders following the deadly violence on March 28, which claims the lives of two people and injures over a hundred, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2025. Those affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are arrested by police following the deadly violence in March. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands.

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2 May 2025

Nepali royalists display placards with demands to release the arrested leaders following the deadly violence on March 28, which claims the lives of two people and injures over a hundred, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2025. Those affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are arrested by police following the deadly violence in March. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands.

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#12242680

8 April 2025

Pro-monarchists affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) sit on arranged chairs holding the national flag as they continue to protest in the streets of Nepal, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of monarchical rule in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secured 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat parliament. In the 2013 election, it secured 13 seats, while in 2017, it fell to 1 seat, but it bounced back in the 2022 election with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu State and the kingship as interdependent in the nation buffered between India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% according to the 2022 census.

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#12242682

8 April 2025

Pro-monarchists affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) dance and cheer as they continue to take to the streets of Nepal, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lifting of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of monarchical rule in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat, and it bounces back in the 2022 election with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu State and the kingship as interdependent in the small nation buffered between the giants India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% according to the 2022 census.

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#12242685

8 April 2025

Pro-monarchists affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) dance and cheer as they continue to take to the streets of Nepal, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lifting of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of monarchical rule in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat, and it bounces back in the 2022 election with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu State and the kingship as interdependent in the small nation buffered between the giants India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% according to the 2022 census.

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#12242688

8 April 2025

A pro-monarchist affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) sits on arranged chairs holding the national flag as they continue to protest in the streets of Nepal, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of the monarchy in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat, and it bounces back in the 2022 election with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu State and the kingship as interdependent in the small nation buffered between the giants India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% according to the 2022 census.

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#12242720

8 April 2025

Gyan Bahadur Shahi (Bijay Shahi), a lawmaker from Nepal's right-wing Pro-monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in the House of Representatives of Nepal, addresses a mass gathering in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 8, 2025, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of monarchical rule in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat strong parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat, and it bounces back in the election of 2022 with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu State and kingship as interdependent in the tiny nation buffered between the giants India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% as per the census of 2022.

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#12242677

8 April 2025

Rajendra Prasad Lingden, President of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), a right-wing royalist party in Nepal, addresses a mass gathering in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of monarchy rule in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat strong parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat. It bounces back in the election of 2022 with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu State and the kingship as interdependent in the tiny nation buffered between the two giants, India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% as per the census of 2022.

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#12242690

8 April 2025

A pro-monarchist affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) hangs a photo of Nepal's last monarch couple, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah and Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah, as they continue to protest in the streets of Nepal, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of the monarchy in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat, and it bounces back in the 2022 election with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu state and the kingship as interdependent in the nation buffered between India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% according to the 2022 census.

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#12242692

8 April 2025

A pro-monarchist affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) holds a banner reading ''Reinstate the Monarchy'' during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lift of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting the kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of monarchy rule in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat strong parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat. It bounces back in the election of 2022 with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu state and the kingship as interdependent in the nation buffered between India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% according to the census of 2022.

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#12242695

8 April 2025

Pro-monarchists affiliated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) hold a demonstration in the streets of Nepal, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy on April 8, 2025. Formed in the 1990s after the lifting of the ban on the formation of political parties by the then-monarchical system, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) serves as a force always supporting kingship. It also takes part in periodic elections and presents its demands. In 2008, right after the overthrow of monarchical rule in Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) secures 8 seats in the then Constituent Assembly out of the 575-seat strong parliament. In the 2013 election, it secures 13 seats, while in 2017, it falls to 1 seat, and it bounces back in the election of 2022 with 14 seats. Since its inception, the party supports the Hindu State and kingship as interdependent in the tiny nation buffered between the giants India and China. The Himalayan nation of Nepal has a population of 30.55 million, with a Hindu population of 81.19% according to the 2022 census.

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