Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (2002)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist), a political party
in Nepal
formed by C.P. Mainali when the CPN(ML)
reunified with Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
. Mainali had refused to go along with the merger.
CPN(ML) is a member of the United Left Front and participated in the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.
Ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election
, the party presented a closed proportional representation
list with 168 candidates, headed by C.P. Mainali. The party presented 116 candidates for the First Past the Post seats. It won eight seats in the election, all of them through proportional representation, with about 1.33% of the vote.
On August 6, 2010 CPN(ML) suffered another split regarding the candidate to be chosen in upcoming Prime Ministerial election. The split was led by former minister Jagat Bahadur Bogati and it included four CA members. The new party was named CPN-ML(Samajwadi).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
formed by C.P. Mainali when the CPN(ML)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (1998)
Communist Party of Nepal , a splinter-group from the Communist Party of Nepal formed on March 5, 1998. Sahana Pradhan was the chair of the party and Bam Dev Gautam the general secretary. Within the CPN a power struggle had taken place after the death of Madan Bhandari...
reunified with Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of Nepal , also known as CPN-UML, CPN, is one of the largest communist parties in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal...
. Mainali had refused to go along with the merger.
CPN(ML) is a member of the United Left Front and participated in the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.
Ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election
Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...
, the party presented a closed proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
list with 168 candidates, headed by C.P. Mainali. The party presented 116 candidates for the First Past the Post seats. It won eight seats in the election, all of them through proportional representation, with about 1.33% of the vote.
On August 6, 2010 CPN(ML) suffered another split regarding the candidate to be chosen in upcoming Prime Ministerial election. The split was led by former minister Jagat Bahadur Bogati and it included four CA members. The new party was named CPN-ML(Samajwadi).