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Nepal's Supreme Court has rejected a proposal by the interim assembly to extend its term by three months so it can draft a new constitution.

The court said the assembly's term, which has already been extended four times, could not stretch beyond the deadline of Sunday, 27 May.

´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents say the decision could force fresh national elections.

The constituent assembly was elected for a two-year term when the country became a republic in 2008.

But political parties have repeatedly failed to draft a new constitution.