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A supermajority for RSP leaves Nepal’s Parliament with weakest Opposition

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A supermajority for RSP leaves Nepal’s Parliament with weakest Opposition

Nepal is set to have the weakest Opposition it has seen in recent history. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) swept the March 5 elections, securing 182 seats in the 275-member Parliament, just two short of a two-thirds majority. Established parties such as the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML, which have dominated Nepali politics since…

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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…

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