Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav (C),

Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav (C), Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepal (2R), Vice President Parmananda Jha (3L), Chief Justice Ram Prasad Shrestha (L) and the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly Subhas Newang (R) receive salutes from army personnel at The Army Parade Ground in Kathmandu on April 24, 2010, while attending a ceremony held to mark Democracy Day (Loktantra Day-2067). Celebrations across the Himalayan nation are in full swing to mark Democracy Day that set grounds for former Maoists to join the peace process, declare Nepal a republic and do away with 240-year old monarchy. The country has since then, plunged into a political crisis with Maoists and the other political parties head on head against each other and the constituent assembly set to promulgate the new constitution by May 28, 2010 seems defunct. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)