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Nepal s political parties meet on Tuesday in a bid to form a new coalition after Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda resigned and his party threatened airmax street protests over a crisis sparked by the army chief s sacking.Any effort to forge a new government could require bringing together about two dozen parliamentary groups, highlighting the difficulties of alliance-building in a democracy slowly emerging from a decade-old civil war. The Maoists, the biggest group in parliament, have vowed to take to the streets to protest what they say stanley cup is their ousting by opposition forces. It is unclear if they will attend Tuesday s meeting. An all-party meeting is scheduled this afternoon to discuss the possibility of forming a coalition government with the consensus of all parties, Bimalendra Nidhi, a senior leader of the opposition Nepali Congress party told Reuters on Tuesday. For jordan mer guerrilla leader Prachanda resigned after his decision to sack army chief Rookmangud Katawal was not backed by other government allies and the president, triggering a political deadlock. The Maoists accuse the army, on opposite sides of a civil war that ended three years ago, of undermining the authority of the civilian government. The main opposition, Nepali Congress, is not bidding to lead a new coalition and has said it would back the moderate Communist UML party if the latter staked a claim to form the government. The political uncertainty may delay the drafting of a new constitution, a key part o |