The first meeting of Nepal's constituent assembly is to be held on 28 May, the government says.
According to the interim constitution, the assembly must abolish the monarchy on the first day it meets.
Former Maoist rebels, now the biggest party in the government, have been urging King Gyanendra to step down of his own free will.
They waged a civil war for 10 years, fighting for a communist republic, before signing a peace accord in 2006.
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(BBC)
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