Proportional representation: And the issue of threshold The concept of proportional representation (PR) was crystallised when the mixed parallel electoral system with 60 per cent seats for PR and 40 per cent seats for First Past-the Post (FPtP) segments was enshrined in the Interim Constitution for holding the Constitutional Assembly (CA) election, as there had been no provision of thresholds in our experiments with the FPtP in the 1959, 1991, 1994 and 1996 general elections. Opinion 27 Jan, 2025
Allow women to contest elections for 50pc FPTP seats: NA vice-chair National Assembly Vice-chair Urmila Aryal said that provision should be made to allow women to directly contest 50 per cent of the FPTP seats. Nepal 08 Mar, 2023
Janmat, NUP sign 12-point pact The CK Raut-led Janmat Party and the Ranjita Shrestha-led Nagarik Unmukti Party today reached a 12-point deal for functional unity with the aim of increasing their bargaining power ahead of the Cabinet expansion, as well as Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s vote of confidence in the House of Representatives. Nepal 09 Jan, 2023
CPN-MC could leave alliance CPN-Maoist Centre leader Barshaman Pun on Saturday told Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba that if his party did not support CPN-MC Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s bid to lead the next government, his party would sever ties with the current five-party alliance. Nepal 25 Dec, 2022
Ruling alliance assured of CPN (US) backing CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal today assured partners of the ruling alliance that he was not looking for alternative coalition. He, however, warned major partners of the tieup not to be arrogant while sharing key posts. Nepal 20 Dec, 2022
Lamichhane's election to HoR challenged in SC Two writ petitions were filed against Chair of Rastriya Swatantra Party Rabi Lamichhane in the Supreme Court, arguing that since Lamichhane is not a citizen of Nepal he does not have the right to contest election or cast vote. Nepal 15 Dec, 2022
UML in race to stitch together coalition CPN-UML leader Subas Chandra Nembang said his party had all the reasons to try and form a new government. He said his party would talk to all the parties once the EC submitted election results to the president. Nepal 09 Dec, 2022
Counting over, UML gets most PR votes The Election Commission has finished counting all proportional representation ballot papers and the CPN- UML has emerged as the largest party in the proportional representation vote tally with 2,845,641 PR votes. Nepal 07 Dec, 2022
'CPN-MC open to other government formation options' CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal today told party leaders that while the party got good results in the provincial assembly elections, it failed to get expected number of seats in the House of Representatives. Nepal 04 Dec, 2022
NC, UML in race to lead govt As the vote counting is nearing completion, the two big parties — the Nepali Congress and the CPN- UML — are trying to form the next government. Nepal 01 Dec, 2022
Established Madhes parties lose vote share to new outfits The loss should set alarm bells ringing, forcing DSP-N and JSP-N to mend their ways, say political pundits Nepal 26 Nov, 2022
RSP, new kid on the block, chimes with voters The November 20 elections witnessed good performances by a host of new parties, but none came close to performing as well as the Rabi Lamichhane-led Rastriya Swatantra Party. Nepal 25 Nov, 2022
