The leaders of the seven parties are still conspiring to grab power with the support of the Maoists and the consent of Delhi. That's why they reaffirmed the 12-point agreement. But the party chiefs were unwilling to sign the same statement as the Maoist leaders because they are scared of being labelled terrorists by the international community. They have only moved closer to the Maoists to threaten the palace and still consider the rebels terrorists but were willing to deal with them to gain power. By putting the NC and NC-D back together and bringing the UML and Maoists into the fold, the west's strategy to end all communist activities on Nepali soil has emerged. Neither NC leader now seems to be in the mood to fight for a constituent assembly after the foreigners advised them to stop talking about a republic and constituent assembly and to hold talks with the king directly. The seven party leaders are determined to sabotage the constituent assembly plan and implement their agenda to recreate parliament. They have even convinced the international community that as soon as the house is in place, they will break off all contact with the Maoists. The parties are equally interested in talks with the palace but they insist that the king first roll back his February First move. But if the king did that, there would be no need for the monarch to call in both the Maoists and the parties for talks. As for the UML, though some of their leaders may support the Maoists' republican views, most of them are still suspicious.