Nepal’s Political Crisis /Paralyzes Economyネパールの政治的危機、経済を麻痺（まひ）

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Nepal’s Political Crisis /Paralyzes Economyネパールの政治的危機、経済を麻痺（まひ）
July 01, 2013
KATHMANDU　カトマンズ（ネパール）
Five years after Nepal abolished the monarchy and become a democratic republic, /
ネパールが君主制度を廃止し民主主義共和国になってから５年が経過した//
the Himalayan country remains at the center of a political crisis,/
このヒマラヤの国は政治的危機の真っ只中にある//
with elections now postponed to November. /
選挙は１１月まで延期状態だ
The political instability has affected Nepal's economy/
政治的な不安定さは経済に影響を及ぼし//　
and people's faith in the country's future./
国の未来に対する国民の信頼にも影をもたらしている//
 
It's nearly 5 p.m. 午後５時頃/ and Sunil Lamichhane/スニル・ラミッチハーンさんは//　
has yet to make a sale at his new clothing store/新しい洋服店の販売がまだできずにいる //
in downtown Kathmandu./カトマンズの下町にある/
The retailer says /小売業者が言うには　//Nepal’s political turmoilネパールの政治的な混乱や/
and its effect on the local economy/地方経済の影響で means less money in people’s pockets/　
国民の財布のお金が少なくなっている// for a new shirt or shoes./新しいシャツや靴を買うための//
“It has directly affected our fashion store./「政治的混乱、は私たちの衣服を扱う店を直撃しています//
 Because fashion comes in third, なぜなら、衣服は３番目だからです/
in terms of priorities,（購入の）優先順位の// after food and shelter,”/食料や住宅についで」//　
he said./彼はこう話す//
Since the end of the 10-year Maoist insurgency/10年間の毛沢東主義者の反政府活動が終わって以来//
in 2006,/2006年に// the inclusion of the former rebel/以前の反政府派の取り込み（一体化）や//
in the government in 2007 /2007年の政府で//and the abolishment of the monarchy in 2008 /
2008年の君主制の廃止- //Nepal has been hit/ネパールは襲われた //
with one political crisis after another./政治的な危機状態に次々と
The country has been /ネパールでは//　without a parliament for more than a year,/１年以上国会が未開催だ //
after major political parties missed /最大与党が//　yet another deadline/未だに期日を設けていない/
to write a constitution/　憲法を作成する /and reach a consensus on the structure of the government./
さらに、政府の仕組みの合意も得ていない状態だ//
The political paralysis 政治的な滞りは/has not only hit day-to-day life in Nepal,ネパール国民の日常生活に悪影響を
与えるだけでなく// it’s also deeply affected people’s confidence in their government. 政府に対する信頼をも深く傷
つけている//
A recent poll found /最近の世論調査では//　that if Constituent Assembly elections were to be held tomorrow,/
もし、憲法制定会議が明日開かれたとしても// more than 50 percent of the people/国民の半数以上が //
would not know who to vote for./誰に投票していいのか分からないという//
Nepali Times editor Kunda Dixit /ネパールタイムスの編集者クンダ・ディキシット氏は//said although it may be optimistic/
楽観的かもしれないが// to think that a country can go from civil war to peace /国が内戦から平和になると考えるのは//
しかし、and monarchy to republic in a few years /数年前の君主制から共和制になる際は//without any problems,
問題はなかったと話す/ political leaders have squandered key opportunities/政治のリーダーたちはチャンスを無にした//
to define a new state structure /国の新しい構造を決めるための//　that would lead to stability,development /
（政治的）安定や開発/　and economic growth.それに経済成長に導くであろう（チャンスを）//
- to be continued -
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Nepal’s Political Crisis /Paralyzes Economy
July 01, 2013
KATHMANDU
Five years after Nepal abolished the monarchy /and become a democratic republic,/
the Himalayan country remains /at the center of a political crisis, /with elections now postponed to November/.
The political instability /has affected Nepal's economy /and people's faith in the country's future./
  
 It’s nearly 5 p.m. /and Sunil Lamichhane has yet to make a sale /at his new clothing store in downtown Kathmandu./
 The retailer says/ Nepal’s political turmoil/ and its effect on the local economy /means less money in people’s
pockets/ for a new shirt or shoes.
“It has directly affected our fashion store./ Because fashion comes in third,/ in terms of priorities, /after food and
shelter,”/ he said./
 Since the end of the 10-year Maoist insurgency/ in 2006, /the inclusion of the former rebels /in the government in
2007/ and the abolishment of the monarchy in 2008 /- Nepal has been hit/ with one political crisis after another./
 The country has been without a parliament /for more than a year,/ after major political parties/ missed yet another
deadline/ to write a constitution /and reach a consensus on the structure of the government./
 The political paralysis/ has not only hit day-to-day life in Nepal, /it’s also deeply affected people’s confidence /in
their government. /A recent poll found /that if Constituent Assembly elections /were to be held tomorrow,/ more
than 50 percent of the people/ would not know who to vote for./
Nepali Times editor Kunda Dixit said /although it may be optimistic to think /that a country can go from civil war to
peace /and monarchy to republic in a few years/ without any problems,/ political leaders/ have squandered key
opportunities/ to define a new state structure/ that would lead to stability, /development and economic growth./
- to be continued -
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