Kathmandu, April 14 (IANS) Echoing a growing global trend of adopting “nation-first” foreign policies, the new Nepali government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Tuesday unveiled plans to pursue a “Nepal First” foreign policy.”The concept of ‘Nepal First, Nepalis First’ will be placed at the centre of its diplomatic priorities,” the government said in a draft of the National Commitment Paper circulated for feedback among the six political parties that secured national recognition following…
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Kathmandu, March 12 (IANS) Nepal’s former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said he accepted the people’s mandate with full respect after he and his party suffered crushing defeats in the elections to the House of Representatives held on March 5.Oli, chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) or CPN (UML), suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Balen Shah, the prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), in the Jhapa-5 constituency in easte…
Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) As counting of votes concluded in 163 electoral constituencies out of 165 under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system in Nepal’s parliamentary elections by Monday evening, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured nearly 76 per cent of the seats in the House of Representatives in a sweeping electoral victory.The three-and-a-half-year-old party, led by its President Rabi Lamichhane and Prime Ministerial candidate Balen Shah, secured victory in 125 seats, as one heavyw…
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah has secured victory from Jhapa-5 in eastern Nepal in the elections for the House of Representatives, defeating former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli by a wide margin in what was described as a battle for the next prime ministership. However, the contest remained utterly one-sided as Shah, the prime ministerial candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), secured 68,348 votes against 18,734 votes polled by Oli, who suffered a humi…
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which is sweeping the elections under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system, is also performing strongly under the proportional representation system, securing over 56 per cent of the total votes counted so far.If the current FPTP leads translate into victories and the trend continues under the proportional system, the party could single-handedly secure two-thirds or close to two-thirds of the seats in the 275-member House of Represen…
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Rabi Lamichhane, President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been elected to Nepal’s House of Representatives from Chitwan Constituency-2 by a huge margin, as his relatively new party secures a majority of wins and leads across the country in this year’s parliamentary elections.Lamichhane secured the victory with 54,402 votes, while his closest competitor, Meena Kharel of the Nepali Congress, received 14,564 votes.It is the third time the former media perso…
Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) A day before Nepal goes to polls on Thursday, there is an air of anticipation that the mandate will give a clear majority to one party, that the government will be inclusive and democratic and work for the country’s progress, voicing a need for “change”. From sitting rooms to the streets of Kathmandu, the word echoes, though speakers attribute various reasons for seeking it. “Earlier, a lot of youngsters would not vote out of frustration that there were n…
Kathmandu, March 2 (IANS) With just three days remaining before the scheduled parliamentary elections on March 5, Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Monday urged citizens to actively participate in the polls, describing the vote as an opportunity to shape their own future and that of their children.Nepal is going for fresh elections after the Gen-Z movement in September last year toppled the government led by former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. An interim government was subsequent…
Kathmandu, Feb 19 (IANS) As Nepal heads toward the March 5 General Elections, the country’s three major political forces — the Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), and the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) — on Thursday unveiled distinct yet overlapping foreign policy agendas, placing strong emphasis on friendly relations with neighbouring countries.While the foreign policies of the traditional political parties — NC and UML — are well known…
Kathmandu, Jan 20 (IANS) Former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and former Mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balen Shah are going head-to-head in an electoral contest from the Jhapa–5 constituency in eastern Nepal, as both registered their candidacies for the upcoming parliamentary polls scheduled for March 5. The two leaders had developed deep animosity while they were heading the respective national and local government responsibilities which has been reflected in their actions and pub…