Nepal, July 8 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party government is set to lose half of the eight ordinances introduced in April after it became virtually impossible to secure parliamentary approval within the 60-day constitutional deadline. This shows the limits of governing through ordinances without securing support in parliament.

President Ramchandra Paudel issued the eight ordinances between April 30 and May 5 on the recommendation of the government. All were tabled in both houses of the federal parliament on May 11 for endorsement.

Under article 114 of Nepal's Constitution, an ordinance must be endorsed by both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly within 60 days of being tabled in parliament through replacement bills. Ot...