nepal political parties

17 new political parties apply for registration at Nepal’s Election Commission

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17 new political parties apply for registration at Nepal’s Election Commission

Newly-elected Prime Minister of Nepal’s interim government Sushila Karki (C) arrives at the prime minister’s office in Kathmandu. File | Photo Credit: AFP Seventeen new political parties have applied for registration at the Election Commission (EC) to contest Nepal’s March 5 general elections, according to an official. Of these, seven parties applied to the Election … Read more

Nepali Congress, CPN-UML strike deal to oust PM ‘Prachanda’; to form new alliance

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Nepali Congress, CPN-UML strike deal to oust PM ‘Prachanda’; to form new alliance

In a dramatic political development, Nepal’s two largest parties — Nepali Congress and CPN-UML — have inked a midnight power-sharing deal to form a new ‘national consensus government’ to replace the coalition government led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda.” Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) … Read more