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[edit] Nepal

Has Nepal become a communist state? It is true that Maoists are now in power but the country has not yet to adopt a constitution. Any thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.178.224.165 (talk • contribs)

nepal became a non-communist state this year.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.205.160.163 (talk) 16:47, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cyprus, Moldova, Nepal

User:Avala keeps changing the consensus version of the template by adding three states -- Cyprus, Moldova, Nepal -- in which the government is headed by a democratically elected domestic Communist party. This is not the definition of Communist state on Wikipedia. Nor is it the definition in outside sources: see http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/communist-state/ as one example. --Zlerman (talk) 01:55, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Multi-party states again

Communist states clearly states: "Communist state is a state with a form of government characterized by single-party rule of a Communist party and a professed allegiance to a communist ideology as the guiding principle of the state. Communist states may have several legal political parties, but the Communist party is usually granted a special or dominant role in government, often by statute or under the constitution. Consequently, the institutions of the state and of the Communist party become intimately entwined, such as in the development of parallel institutions."

These characteristics do not apply to Cyprus, Moldova, or Nepal. Also see previous comments on this page.

I am accordingly reverting the template to its previous (undisputed) format. --Zlerman (talk) 02:17, 19 June 2009 (UTC)