NEPAL PM FORGES NEW GOVT. ALLIANCE:
Why in the news?
Nepal’s PM reshuffles Cabinet, forms new alliance with CPN-UML after ending partnership with Nepali Congress.
source:slideserve
About New Alliance Formation:
- Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda reshuffled the Cabinet.
- The move came after ending a 15-month alliance with the Nepali Congress due to leadership differences.
- Prachanda formed a new alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML).
About Communist political party in Nepal (CPN):
● Emerged post-Panchayat era. ● Formed in January 1991. ● Merger of CPN (Marxist) and CPN (Marxist–Leninist). ● Membership: 855,000 in December 2021, later dropped to 550,000 in October 2023. |