Kathmandu, Dec. 12 -- The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has reiterated that any initiative on restoring the monarchy should move forward only through a broader national consensus, not a referendum.

Releasing the decisions of its three-day central committee meeting that concluded on Friday, the party said it supports a constitutional monarchy and believes that reinstatement of the institution must come through national consensus rather than a referendum or the use of any form of force.

The party said the King it envisions should be a national institution representing all sections of the country, not only the RPP. It argued that such an institution cannot be created by a minority or majority vote but only through consensus.

The party said d...