TIME WILL TELL
The Kathmandu Post
22 December 2017
TIME WILL
TELL
The recently concluded three
tiers of elections have been instrumental in the implementation of the new
constitution and in giving Nepal a new, federal political structure. Some political
parties performed extremely well but some could not perform as expected. Among
the major parties, left alliance comprising the UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) was
successful in winning the hearts of a majority of the voters. Nepali Congress (NC)
was a big loser in both the provincial and federal level polls for a number of reasons.
Also, the new political forces such as Bibeksheel Sajha were not entirely able
to convince voters either- due to their limited political background or because
they fielded candidates who were not as less popular.
Now, the time has come for the
left alliance to be fully prepared to lead the country towards peace and
prosperity as per their promises made during the election campaign. The days
ahead are full of challenges as well as opportunities, especially considering
the internal and external political environment. First of all, it is yet to be
seen whether the UML and the MC will move forward towards the unification of their
parties as agreed at the onset of the provincial and federal elections. If they
fail to do so, then the hope of people seeing a strong and stable government
will be shattered. The old political scenario of coalition government with poor
political vision will continue pushing the nation towards an unstable situation.
Also, the time has come for NC to
seriously contemplate its weakness and shortcomings that led to its poor
performance (“Youth leaders press NC
brass for reforms in party” December 20, Page 3). As compared to the UML, the
NC has a poor organizational structure at the grass root level. Once the NC
deviated from B.P Koirala’s political philosophy and principle, it has started
losing its political image. Nonetheless, it must now play a constructive
opposition role in the coming days for the well being of all.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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