Kathmandu, June 18 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which emerged as Nepal's largest political force by securing nearly two-thirds of the parliamentary seats it contested in the March 5 elections, has for the first time formally articulated its political philosophy and ideological direction.

Through its first general convention, scheduled to be held in Chitwan from June 21 to 23, the party is set to officially endorse a fully democratic republican system and commit itself to the rule of law. The move marks the first explicit declaration of the party's stance on Nepal's system of governance, an issue that had not previously been addressed in its statute.

According to a statute amendment report prepared by a committee led by joint g...