Nepalese policemen and army personnel gu

Nepalese policemen and army personnel guard the presidential complex while preparing for the swearing-in ceremony of the first president of Nepal at Shital Niwas in Kathmandu on July 23, 2008. Ram Baran Yadav, a leader from the Nepali Congress party was elected as the president this week by the lawmakers the Maoists' candidate in the Hiamlayan nation. Nepal's Maoists have said they would not form the Himalayan nation's first post-royal government after the defeat of their candidate for president, setting off a new political crisis. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)