New parties confront old problems

Kathmandu, Jan. 8 -- door meetings held in the name of consensus, cooperation and unity among the so-called old political parties no longer inspire hope in the public. Leaders often emerge from such ... Read More

Week after four Madheshi parties announced unity, they are yet to name the new party

Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- On December 28, Leaders from the Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal (JSP-N), led by Upendra Yadav, and the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal (LSP-N), of Mahantha Thakur, announced they... Read More

What RSP might gain in Madhesh after merger with Balendra Shah

Kathmandu, Jan. 5 -- Madhesh Province stands second only to Bagmati Province in the number of members to be elected to the House of Representatives under the first-past-the-post system. Of the total ... Read More

Factional feud over proportional candidates hits RSP-UNP unity

Kathmandu, Jan. 4 -- Within days of the Ujyalo Nepal Party's (UNP) merger with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the newly unified force confronts factional issues as it faces questions over the sel... Read More

Under mounting criticism, parties pledge to correct lists of their proportional candidates

Kathmandu, Jan. 2 -- Political parties have been severely criticised over the lists of proportional representation (PR) candidates they submitted to the Election Commission earlier this week. Followi... Read More

RSP grows into a political behemoth

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- As a restructured political force, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is positioning itself to challenge Nepal's long-established parties in the election announced by the interim gove... Read More

Proportional candidates: New faces dominate lists but old pattern remains

Kathmandu, Dec. 31 -- Most political parties have adopted a policy of not recommending individuals who had previously entered the House of Representatives through the proportional representation syste... Read More

Parties submit PR lists, clearing the path for March polls

Kathmandu, Dec. 30 -- On the final day set by the Election Commission for the submission of closed lists of Proportional Representation (PR) candidates for the House of Representatives election, dozen... Read More

Gen Z revolt drove RSP to seek unity with Balendra Shah

Kathmandu, Dec. 29 -- In one of his visible actions after being elected Kathmandu mayor from the 2022 local polls, Balendra (Balen) Shah tried to remove illegal structures and settlements on the Bagma... Read More

Lamichhane, Shah and Ghising pursue comprehensive deal

Kathmandu, Dec. 28 -- Despite claims that the Rastriya Swatantra Party and Kathmandu mayor Balendra (Balen) Shah would together go to the March 5 elections, there was no agreement between the two side... Read More

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