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President’s precedent

President Bidya Devi Bhandari failed to authenticate an amendment bill to Nepal’s Citizenship Act by deadline on Tuesday 20 September, rendering it...

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Coalition set to snub President Bhandari

The House of Representatives is set to pass an amendment bill to the Citizenship Act of 2014 after President Bidya Devi Bhandari...

Political ball now in Nepal’s Supreme Court

An alliance of five political parties and factions opposed to Prime Minister K P Oli’s dissolution of the House and call for early...

Political ball now in Nepal’s Supreme Court

An alliance of five political parties and factions opposed to Prime Minister K P Oli’s dissolution of the House and call for early...

Nepal sets elections in middle of pandemic

After prolonged political theatrics, Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday at midnight dissolved Parliament and announced early elections even while the...

Ex-PM and PM vie to be next Nepal PM

Two rival coalitions of Nepal’s left, right and centre parties have both staked conflicting claims to lead the country after a prolonged power...

Ex-PM and PM vie to be next Nepal PM

Two rival coalitions of Nepal’s left, right and centre parties have both staked conflicting claims to lead the country after a prolonged power...

Over the edge, again

Nepal has been on a knife-edge in 2020 because of the pandemic, but the country’s leaders are too involved in their internal...

Over the edge, again

Nepal has been on a knife-edge in 2020 because of the pandemic, but the country’s leaders are too involved in their internal...

Nepal PM Oli goes it alone

Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Oli, who is facing a growing mutiny within his party,  has become even more politically isolated by...