Political Updates
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Only about three months after the elections to the CA II, a majority government under Congress president Sushil Koirala was formed. Congress attempted to form an all-party government with the parties in the CA, but it was not successful and formed a majority government with UML and other parties. However, relations with UML showered right…
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
After the political parties had selected CA members under proportional representation and submitted their list to the Election Commission, a dispute arose on whether the chairperson of the Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi or the President Ram Baran Yadav should call the first sitting of the CA. after a long delay, the chairperson of…
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Monday, January 6, 2014
The parties which had claiming rigged elections finally agreed to sit in the Constituent Assembly after several attempts. Amidst extensive protests and dissatisfaction, the political parties were able to finalise the list of candidates for the proportional representation. At the same time, this also created internal rifts within the parties. In addition, a dispute arose…
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Thursday, December 5, 2013
The second CA election concluded one and half years after the first CA was dissolved when it failed to draft a constitution. The elections this time went ahead despite extensive protests from the Vaidya-led CPN (M) and smaller 33-party alliance. However, there was few human loss compared to the previous election. After the election, the…
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Except for the 33-party election alliance including the Mohan Vaidya-led CPN (M), other major parties entered the election fray. Despite continuous attempts to disturb the election, the Election Commission and the political parties kept moving ahead, and with the cooperation of the parties and the Election Commission to the government, the country was in the…
