Politics
Constitutional Commissions: Search For Visible Role
At a time when some constitutional commissions are struggling to demonstrate their visible presence by exercising their enormous constitutional powers, Chief Elections Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has revealed how studies conducted by Niti Foundation helped them to make the commission’s function effective and strong
By Keshab Poudel Oct 04, 2022
As Nepal Politicians Call On BJP Leaders, New Bridges Built, Old Ones Dismantled
Nepal's mainstream parties -- the Nepali Congress and half a dozen Communist groups -- have traditionally maintained a distance from the Sangh. But that changed with the recent visits of PM Deuba, Nepal Maoist leader Prachanda
By Yubaraj Ghimire Jul 22, 2022
ELECTIONS COMMISSION Need Of Policy
Although Nepal has been holding elections for over seven decades, one may find strange to know that Nepal does not have a national election policy. The EC in Nepal has been recommending the election date and holding the elections and preparing for elections in its own way. This time too EC recommended parliamentary and provincial elections for Nov 18 on its own. In absence of national policy, haphazard decisions land in controversy. Conducted by Niti Foundation, a recently published Niti Note, among others, discusses the importance of Election Policy to ensure the elections are free and fair
By Keshab Poudel Jul 11, 2022
LOCAL POLLS: Independent Test
In a hegemony of six parties, which have been in the center of power as ruling and opposition since 2006, the rise of independent candidates, Balen Shah in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Hark Sampang Rai in Dharan and Gopal Hamal in Dhangadhi, is a new phenomenon of the recent local elections. Defeating the candidates of established political parties, which have complete control over state structures, financial resources and bureaucracy, voters chose independent candidates, who have shown their courage, to lead the metropolitan governments. However, big challenges before them will be to show that they are different from their predecessors
By A Correspondent Jun 06, 2022
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