Nepal, June 27 -- Newly elected President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, has said that his party has gained legitimacy as a major and mature political force in the country following its first historic general convention.

Addressing party leaders and cadres after taking the oath of office and secrecy from RSP Central Election Commission Chief Bhuwan KC on Friday evening, he expressed his determination to move forward responsibly and remain committed to the grand campaign of nation-building.

He said the general convention had provided the new political party with a legal and political identity. Admitting that there were some technical and managerial weaknesses in the organization and management of the convention,...