All-party government?
Kantipur

After 33 days, it is good news that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba finally managed to form a multiparty cabinet. The bad news is that he also included two royalists, shattering his own vision of an all-party representation. Deuba says the duo represent civil society, but they are merely the king's representatives. It is definitely not in the interest of democratic parties to involve royalist Mohammed Mohsin, who was given the portfolio for the significant Ministry of Information and Communication. The message is clear: the palace wants a share of everything everywhere.

Congratulatons!
Rajdhani

The recently formed coalition government represented by Nepali Congress-D, UML, RPP and NSP is definitely different from the last two. Our hope now is on Deuba and his ministers to bring political stability and start peace talks with the Maoists. But all the parties must face severe criticism for the length of time they took to prepare a Common Minimum Program (CMP) and to join Deuba. It became quite evident that they had vested interests. If it there was genuine concern for the country, a CMP would've been finalised in a couple of hours, not after more than a month.

Peace first
Samacharpatra

Now that the four parties have joined the government, they must make clear plans for peace public. This is their top priority and prime responsibility. The parties should be very serious about implementing their CMP. The people are not interested in which party is involved in the government or who gets what ministry. Their concern is peace. The all-party government has to move ahead by making a ceasefire and peace talks their main political agenda. Only this can restore the democratic rights of the people and make general elections possible.