Kathmandu, March 11 (IANS) A clear majority secured by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal’s recent parliamentary elections is likely to reduce near-term political uncertainty and improve policy predictability in the Himalayan nation, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday. “This provides an opportunity for enhanced policy predictability and the implementation of governance and economic reforms,” the international rating agency added. The three-and-a-half-year-old party won 125 out of 165…
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Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) As the sweeping victory of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal’s parliamentary elections held on March 5 was confirmed, its President Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balen Shah received congratulatory calls from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. PM Modi confirmed in a post on social media platform X that he had held telephone conversations with Lamichhane and Shah, who is expected to become the country’s next Prime Minister.”Congratulate…
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) When Balen Shah, the former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, chose Jhapa-5 as his constituency to contest the parliamentary elections against former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in the latter’s traditional stronghold, many leading experts had questioned the move despite the rising popularity graph of the rapper-turned politician. However, as the election results were announced on Saturday, Shah defeated Oli by a wide margin of 49,614 votes, securing 68,348 votes…
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 6 (IANS) Prime Ministerial candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Balendra Shah, is leading against former PM K.P. Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5 in eastern Nepal, as the RSP takes a sweeping early lead in the country’s parliamentary elections.Shah, the former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, is locked in a contest with Oli in the latter’s traditional political stronghold in a battle between two prime ministerial aspirants.According to the early vote count on the online po…
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) Parliamentary polls began in Nepal at 7 a.m. on Thursday for the House of Representatives, with voters queuing at polling centres across the country to cast their ballots. The elections are being held to elect 275 members of the lower house — 165 through the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system and 110 through the proportional representation system.Some of the country’s noted leaders, including Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane and senior party lead…
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) Nepal is set to hold parliamentary elections on Thursday, marking the first nationwide vote since the Gen Z uprising of September last year that shook the Himalayan nation.Voters will elect 275 members to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the federal parliament. Of the total seats, 165 lawmakers will be chosen through the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, while the remaining 110 will be filled under the proportional representation model.The elections a…
Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) As Nepal heads to parliamentary elections on Thursday, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari has urged voters across the country to exercise their franchise without fear.The country is going to the polls to elect 275 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the federal parliament. Of the total seats, 165 will be elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, while 110 will be filled through the proportional representation system…
Kathmandu, March 3 (IANS) Nepal-India border checkpoints have been closed for 72 hours, starting from midnight Monday, as part of election security measures ahead of the Nepal parliamentary elections on Thursday.There is a tradition of closing border points between the two countries to ensure that ‘unwanted elements’ do not disrupt elections whenever polls are held, in either Nepal or India.”The cross-border movement of people and goods, except essential items, has been halted for 72 hours start…