But despite weeks of negotiations, the three main political parties - the Maoists,the Nepali Congress, and the Communist Party known as UML have failed to reach a consensus on who should head a new government.
VOA: standard.2010.07.29
As the NepaliMaoists have advanced, so have the Naxalites.
As one strategist for the Nepali Congress, the largest of the democratic parties, admitted, the Maoists' interests lie in further polarising Nepali politics, whereas the stated aim of the parties is to build a democratic consensus on the middle ground.
Although there is general agreement over integration and rehabilitation, the opposition Nepali Congress Party is also insisting that the Maoists hand over their weapons as part of the deal to extend the constitutional deadline.