A Nepalese man casts his vote during the legislative elections in Chautara, Sindupalchowk, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press)CHAUTARA, Nepal — Residents of mountain villages and foothill towns voted Sunday in Nepal’s first provincial polls, with the hope of bringing government closer to the Himalayan nation’s rural and remote areas. People in Nepal’s mountain regions complained they did not get enough help from the central government because their voices were not heard. But bickering among political parties delayed until 2015 the implementation of the new constitution, which declared Nepal a republic. Soon after the constitution was implemented in 2015, protests by ethnic groups in southern Nepal turned violent and left some 50 people dead.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2017 03:33 UTC