by Anil Giri & Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 2, 2022With the counting of both the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) votes of the November 20 elections nearly over, leaders have intensified meetings and behind-the-curtain negotiations to form a new government and, above all, to decide the new prime minister. There are several claimants for the post. Incumbent Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress General…
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By RAM KUMAR KAMAT in The Himalayan Times, Dec 2, 2022The process of forming a new government will start after the Election Commission submits the final parliamentary and provincial election results to the president. The EC can submit election result report to the head of state only after it completes counting of all ballot papers under the first-past-the-post and proportional representation system. The poll panel has yet to count FPTP ballot papers in Dolakha, Bajura,…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post,30 Nov 2022Four months ago, media personality Rabi Lamichhane-led Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) made a foray in Nepali politics. Registered on July 1, the party didn’t just win seven seats under the first-past-the-post elections to the House of Representatives, but also has safely crossed the threshold to qualify as a national party. By press time on Tuesday, the party had secured over 11 percent votes under the proportional representation…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post,30 Nov 2022With most Dalit, Janajati and women candiates across parties failing to win the first-past-the-post (FPTP) elections for the House of Representatives, the upcoming parliament is set to become less inclusive than the last one. As many as 35 Janajatis, eight women and only one Dalit have won parliament seats under the FPTP system of elections with almost all results from the November 20 elections already in.…
Editorial in Dawn, November 29th, 2022OF recent, leaders from the ruling PML-N have been dropping hints about a possible delay in general elections after the incumbent government completes its term in August 2023. The strongest signal in this regard came from Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, who told a TV channel that National Assembly elections could be delayed for six months to give ‘relief’ to the masses. Meanwhile, the prime minister’s special assistant on overseas Pakistanis,…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 29, 2022With almost all results from the November 20 federal and provincial elections already in and no party winning a clear majority, big parties have intensified discussions to form a new government with the help of smaller parties. Although the current ruling five-party alliance led by the Nepali Congress is determined to form a new government again, it is still uncertain whether the coalition member parties will…