This election has come down to a personality clash between personality cults
But the Nepali Congress factions may still decide that breaking up is hard to do so close to polls
The UML-NC-NCP legacy parties face a formidable challenge from the alternative BRK alliance in March
They better reform and hand over to younger members if they want to be relevant in elections next year
Nepal’s two biggest parties uniting gives both added reason to be accountable to voters
K P Oli to be prime minister for 4th time, 6th tenure for Sher Bahadur Deuba
By-election results in Ilam and Bajhang show establishment parties are still the voter’s choice
The more things change in Nepali politics, the more they remain the same
The governing alliance is fraying as Nepal’s prime minister comes under pressure
Hindu state agenda divides the Nepali Congress as religious tension grips the Tarai
Will Pushpa Kamal Dahal keep his promise to hand over prime ministership to Sher Bahadur Deuba, or will he do an Oli?
The election of president should not involve such wheeling-dealing, in the spirit of inclusion it is the turn of a respected Janjati or Dalit candidate.
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