RESPECT PEOPLE’S VERDICT
The Kathmandu Post
5 January 2018
RESPECT
PEOPLE’S VERDICT
Almost one month has passed since
the completion of provincial and federal level elections. The left alliance
comprising the UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre won majority seats in both the
elections as compared to democratic forces led by the Nepali Congress. Both the
UML and the MC fought the elections with their own election symbol claiming
that they would unite and form a single communist party soon after the
completion of elections. The people voted them accordingly thinking that there
would be political stability in the country once these two communist parties
merge into one strong political party.
The ongoing political dialogues
between these two parties concerning unification have not resulted in any
encouraging political results. Looking at the news reports, it seems that there
has been problem for both the parties in securing places in the new party and places
in the new government (“Maoist Centre
for party chair if Oli made PM” January 3, Page 1). The coordination
committee of the two parties is yet to meet, even after three weeks of the poll
results being published. As Devendra Poudel has opined, his party wants
full-fledged leadership of the unified force if the UML goes for the PM’s post
and vice-versa. However, some members of the UML found to be advocating for
joint-leadership.
On the other hand, there are
reports that some NC leaders are trying to break the left alliance by luring
the MC leadership with the promise of premiership in a new alliance (“Dahal has NC’s support in PM post:Lekhak”
January 3, Page 3). Politics is a game of all possibilities.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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