Kathmandu, May 29 -- As the country marks the 18th Republic Day on Thursday, experts say the nascent system couldn't deliver as per the public expectations due to politicians' short-sighted and self-centred politics. They, however, don't find inherent problems in the system itself.

As the pro-republican political parties are holding various events to mark the day, the pro-monarchy forces such as the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and other groups have planned protests demanding the restoration of monarchy and Hindu status of the country.

The RPP, the RPP-Nepal, the Joint People's Movement Committee led by Panchayat-era leader Nabaraj Subedi and a few other royalist groups have formed a new alliance with a common objective of restoring...