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Nine Parties All Set To Merge Tomorrow In Nepal To Form “Nepali Communist Party” As Election Approaches Near

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Senior Vice Chair of CPN-Maoist Center (R), gestures during the final meeting of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025. The CPN-Maoist Center, led by former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ''Prachanda,'' holds the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12948732
Date taken: 4 November 2025
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Photographer: Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto
Category: Politics

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