Nepali PM Prachanda declares resignation

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-05-2009 10:54

Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, widely known as Prachanda, has resigned.

Prachanda announced his resignation in a televised address to the nation on Monday.

Nepal's Prime Minister Prachanda announces his resignation from his office during a nationwide broadcast in Kathmandu May 4, 2009. REUTERS/Deepa Shrestha

His dismissal of the country's army chief sparked a political crisis.

The Prime Minister said he was stepping down to "save the peace process" that brought the country out of a decade-long civil war.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Prime Minister, said, "It is necessary to end the dual regime through unconstitutional methods. It is necessary for the nation to unite, to find a way out of the crisis and save the peace process."