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Resolution campaign for strengthening system: Chair Oli

REPORT IN NepalNews, Dec 08, 2023CPN UML Chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the nationwide resolution campaign of the party was aimed at strengthening democratic conduct and system. At a programme organized as part of the campaign at Hemja of Pokhara Metropolis-25 today, Oli claimed that the campaign had been effective for nationality, good governance and prosperity. He ruled out the possibility of the restoration of monarchy. He informed that the…

ECP vows fair polls ‘as soon as possible’, level playing field

by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, August 25th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday held out the assurance that transparent polls would be conducted in the country ‘as soon as possible’ and level playing field would be provided to all political parties to take part in the democratic exercise. The assurance came during the first consultative session held with political parties on the roadmap to elections with Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja…

US Made U-Turn in Fundamental Position Toward Afghanistan: Report

By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews’, July 23, 2023 at 9:06 PMThe Peace Research Institute Oslo said that the US had made a U-turn in its fundamental position regarding Afghanistan, from seeing the preservation of the democratic state and the political order that it had stood behind since 2001 as an absolute, to prioritizing its own “military disengagement.” The report said the images of the Islamic Emirate’s seizure of Kabul and the dramatic evacuations…

US to deny visas to Bangladeshis who’d undermine polls process

report in The Daily Star, May 25, 2023The US will deny visas to people believed to be responsible for or complicit in undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a briefing on Wednesday said, “This includes current and former Bangladeshi officials, members of pro-government and opposition political parties, and members of law enforcement, the judiciary, and security services. The United States notified the Bangladeshi government of this decision…

Anti-Terror Bill: Makes citizens enjoying democratic rights, ‘terrorists’, G.L. claims

by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning, Apr 4, 2023Opposition Parliamentarian, Prof. G.L. Peiris claimed yesterday (3) that the Government has drafted the new Anti-Terrorism Bill in order to completely breach the Fundamental Rights of the citizens. He said this at a press conference organised by the Freedom People’s Alliance to make the public aware of the proposed Bill. He noted that the provisions of the Bill went so far as to treat people enjoying their…

Unified Socialist’s political document slams domestic communist parties but is soft towards China

by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 5, 2023The CPN (Unified Socialist) party in its political document has criticised the country’s communist forces while also being critical of the international democratic forces. The document sympathises with the northern neighbour, China, and its flagship project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The document, which was presented to the party’s central committee on Saturday, criticised forums that are supported by democratic countries. A section of UML…