monarchy and signed a peace agreement with Maoist insurgents in 2006. This was achieved through cooperation between main-stream political parties and the Maoist insurgency facilitated though a 12-point agreement which outlined the democratic framework to be instituted after the abolition of monarchy. This framework set out the formation of an internationally monitored interim government, holding free and fair elections in a system of governance which guarantees civil, political and human rights, as well as the rule of law. Furthermore, the Constitution was redrafted to: remove the right and role of the monarch; shift executive power to the Council of Ministers of the incumbent government therefore abolishing of the Raj Parishad, the royal advisory body; remove terms that referred to the monarch as the leader of Nepal, such as "his majesty's government"; establish accountability for the Council of Ministers through the House of Representatives; bring all executive organs of government, such as police, army and administration under the influence of the republican government; compel the king to pay taxes on fortunes and estates; integrate the Palace Service into the state civil service; declare Nepal as a federal republic; declare Nepal as a secular state; The Royal Nepalese Army has been accused of suppressing the demonstrations with an unproportional use of force leading to a high-level investigation into law enforcement brutality towards the 2006 protests. After the release of the Rayamajhi Commission the government implemented its recommendations and dismissed the chiefs of Nepal's police organisations. Following elections in 2008, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) won 38% of the votes contrary to international predictions. Furthermore, the election increased the representation of women and ethnic minorities. See also 1951 Nepalese revolution 2006 Nepalese revolution References History of Nepal (1951–2008) Politics of Nepal Democracy movements by country