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NEPAL- POLITICS- PRIME MINISTER PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL FORGES NEW ALLIANCE

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center (CPN-MC), is conversing with his former comrade and ex-rebel leader Netra Bikram Chand, also known as Biplov, at an event in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 4, 2024. Dahal, whose war name is Prachanda, meaning "fierce," and also a former guerrilla leader, is forging a new alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on the same day, breaking ties with the Nepali Congress, which is the oldest and largest party holding seats in the Federal Parliament of Nepal. Dahal is justifying his shift in coalition by claiming that the Maoists will continue to thrive in times of upheaval and that this will persist in the Himalayan nation as long as he remains in politics. The Maoists, who signed a peace accord in 2006 to join mainstream Nepali politics, have not been in the opposition in parliament since then. Dahal assumed power in December 2022 following general elections that resulted in a hung parliament. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#11048163
Date Taken	4 March 2024
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Photographer	Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto

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