KATHMANDU: A merger of nine leftist factions including the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (Unified Socialist) culminated today with the formation of the Nepali Communist Party at the national unity conference in Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu. The newly unified party has proposed “Star” as its election symbol. Among the key participants was former Prime Minister […]
Not the first time Nepali Communist parties have merged. Hopefully this time lasts and the Nepali left can seize the opening of the government overthrow to reconstitute true popular socialist power.
This also leaves out CPN (Unified Marxist Leninist), which was the ruling party and the largest Communist party when the government was toppled.