Cornered, the Nepali Congress is looking to strike a similar alliance of ‘democratic forces’ for the upcoming provincial and federal parliamentary elections.
Mukul Humagain and Sanjeev Giri spoke to UML General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel, who is also head of the taskforce formed to select candidates for the upcoming elections.
What spurred the recent electoral alliance between the CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Centre) and Naya Shakti Party Nepal?
This was not something that occurred out of the blue. Talks to this end had been taking place between the UML and the Maoist Centre for a while.
However, these discussions had, up until now, faced numerous roadblocks, and the spirit of unification in the past was not strong enough to overcome these dissimilarities.
The UML and in particular the UML Chairman KP Oli were particularly determined that the dialogue on unification bear concrete results this time around, and so it has.
The Nepali public is under the impression that this happened unexpectedly, but it did not.
Talks of unification have failed numerous times before, so what factors have changed to make them successful at this juncture?
The spaces and differences between the parties who have formed this alliance has been steadily narrowing over the years.
There have been a number of leftist forces in Nepal till date, and the public have been vocal about their desire for a broad understanding between these forces.
Now the leftist forces realise the need for unification and a strong alliance to fuel stability and prosperity in the nation.
Nepal needs a strong party that can fully address the sentiments of nationalism, independence and autonomy, and the rights of citizens.
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