King Gyanendra announced on Monday that he would reinstate Nepal's dissolved parliament, prompting political parties to say that they might call off the mass protests that have paralysed the country.The parties had vowed to stage a major rally led by two former prime ministers on Tuesday, which had been expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people. "The government, through this proclamation, reinstates the House of Representatives which was dissolved on May 22, 2002," the king said on national television, adding the first session would be held on Friday. "We call upon the seven-party alliance to bear the responsibility of taking the nation on the path to national unity and prosperity, while ensuring permanent peace and safeguarding multi-party democracy."
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