Post-war nation is trying to navigate towards agreement leading to Nepal elections, an electoral democracy, and to ease violent history of divisions

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Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, (C-R) and top leaders from various parties sign an agreement in Kathmandu on March 13, 2013. Nepal’s Supreme Court chief justice was named head of government Wednesday in a cross-party agreement handing him the task of trying to lead the talks.