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
Disintegration of JSP: An example of party's political downfall As predicted, the Janata Samajbady Party-Nepal (JSP-N) has withdrawn its support to the current coalition, primarily of the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML), the Maoist Central (MC) and the Rastriya Swatantra Party. Opinion 16 May, 2024
Left and right: The brain knows best There is a fascinating dictum that exemplifies an intriguing simile — that Westerners think with their left brain, the ‘seat’ of our conscious mind, while Easterners think with their right brain, the ‘hub’ of their unconscious mind. Opinion 02 Jun, 2023
UML secretary slams Dahal-led government CPN-UML Secretary Gokarna Bista has said the incumbent government led by CPN-MC Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal wouldn’t do good for the country. Nepal 19 Mar, 2023
Dahal justifies ditching alliance with Oli Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today said that the eight parties’ understanding to support Nepali Congress candidate for president reflected national consensus as they were the signatories of the 12-point agreement and the forces that owned up the federal democratic republican order with inclusive democracy. Nepal 26 Feb, 2023
Editorial: Nominations filed Political leaders and independent candidates filed their nominations at the offices of the Election Commission across the country on Sunday for the first-past-the-post (FPtP) elections to be held next month for the House of Representatives (HoR) and the provincial assemblies. Opinion 10 Oct, 2022
Dissolution of Lower House condemned Constitution Watch Group has issued a press release condemning the dissolution of the House of Representatives. Nepal 27 May, 2021
Rival faction driven by lust for power: Gurung Gandaki Province Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has accused Nepal Communist Party (NCP) rival faction leaders Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal of acting on their lust for power. Nepal 09 Feb, 2021
Oli fails to woo Dahal KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 19 As the factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by party Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal continue to put the heat on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in the face of deepening... Travel 20 Dec, 2020
PM agrees to withdraw controversial ordinance KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 16 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has agreed to withdraw the ordinance issued yesterday to amend the Constitutional Council Act in exchange for the withdrawal of a petition prepared by the faction of the party led by Co-chair... Horoscopes 17 Dec, 2020
NCP feud shows no sign of ebbing The party cannot achieve its political goals if the person heading it does not conform to its ideology KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10 The feud between the two faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) shows no sign of ebbing, with the two factions... Travel 11 Dec, 2020
Oli, Dahal meet KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 9 Co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal today met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also a co-chair of the ruling party. Neither side provided details of the discussion between the two... Horoscopes 10 Dec, 2020
