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OLD vs NEW vs NEW
This election has come down to a personality clash between personality cults
Grand split in Nepal’s grand old party
But the Nepali Congress factions may still decide that breaking up is hard to do so close to polls
Old vs new
The UML-NC-NCP legacy parties face a formidable challenge from the alternative BRK alliance in March
What next for Nepal's Big 3 parties?
They better reform and hand over to younger members if they want to be relevant in elections next year
Democracy’s sidekicks
Nepal’s two biggest parties uniting gives both added reason to be accountable to voters
Nepal government changes again
K P Oli to be prime minister for 4th time, 6th tenure for Sher Bahadur Deuba
Old is still gold in Nepali politics
By-election results in Ilam and Bajhang show establishment parties are still the voter’s choice
Catapulting to Singha Darbar
The more things change in Nepali politics, the more they remain the same
Coalition collision
The governing alliance is fraying as Nepal’s prime minister comes under pressure
Unconventional convention
Hindu state agenda divides the Nepali Congress as religious tension grips the Tarai
Kosi now, Kathmandu next?
Will Pushpa Kamal Dahal keep his promise to hand over prime ministership to Sher Bahadur Deuba, or will he do an Oli?
An unceremonious President
The election of president should not involve such wheeling-dealing, in the spirit of inclusion it is the turn of a respected Janjati or Dalit candidate.
Nepal poll results signal upset
Photos: SUMAN NEPALIAs the results of Sunday’s federal and provincial elections trickle in, there are signs that Nepal’s voters have made their…
A decent person
B P Koirala’s famous advice to fellow Nepalis was that they should not necessarily strive to be great. “Just try to be a decent person,” he used…
Pradip Giri, the passing of an iconoclast
Pradip Giri, eminent Nepali intellectual and politician passed away on Saturday, aged 74, after a prolonged battle against cancer.When we went…
Deuba's mixed report card
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEOn his first anniversary in office this month, Nepal’s five-time prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and…
Turning a new leaf in 2079
Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESSome members of the ruling coalition are still trying to postpone local elections slated for 13 May citing the…
The deal-breaker
The date for local elections is now set in stone: 13 May to be held at once all over the country. But the path to voting booths is a political…
MCC risks split in Nepal’s ruling coalition
A much-delayed half-billion dollar US government project to upgrade Nepal’s infrastructure threatens to split Nepal’s governing coalition,…
Think nationally, vote locally
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMESWhen the second wave hit Nepal in May 2021, city hospitals ran out of ICU beds and oxygen, and politicians in…
Clean up elections to clean up politics
Illustration: SWORUP NHASIJUOn 26 January, Nepal will elect 20 members to the National Assembly to replace those retiring from the Upper House…
‘Tis the season of conventions in Nepal
Photo: RSSAfter Nepal’s three major political parties held long overdue party conventions, it was the turn this week of the Communist Party of…
China lobbying against MCC
A $500 million American grant to upgrade Nepal’s infrastructure appears at first glance to be delayed because of domestic politics. But the real…
All eyes on 2023
If it was clear that the UML convention last month was actually the party’s first election rally, it is even more evident during this week’s…