"Formality"

#12563916

18 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and chairman of CPN-Unified Socialist, Madhav Kumar Nepal, addresses the unification announcement event of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following the intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, agreements do not work out. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following the intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives

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#12563917

18 July 2025

Former Home Minister and chairman of CPN Unity National Campaign, Bamdev Gautam, gestures during the unification announcement event of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN- Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN- Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. At that time, Gautam launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella without joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, agreements do not work out. The CPN- Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN- Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former

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#12563918

18 July 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (Center), Former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal (R), and Former Home Minister Bamdev Gautam (L) attend the communist party unification announcement event in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with the CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. As per the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam at the time launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, an agreement does not work out.

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#12466146

12 June 2025

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA - JUNE 11: HMCS Frederick Rolette (AOPV 434), a Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy, made a spectacular arrival into Port of Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River on June 11, 2025, in Quebec CIty, Quebec, Canada. The vessel is in port ahead of its official commissioning ceremony on June 13, which will formally induct it into service as the fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel delivered through Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.

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#12466148

12 June 2025

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA - JUNE 11: HMCS Frederick Rolette (AOPV 434), a Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy, made a spectacular arrival into Port of Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River on June 11, 2025, in Quebec CIty, Quebec, Canada. The vessel is in port ahead of its official commissioning ceremony on June 13, which will formally induct it into service as the fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel delivered through Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.

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#12466149

12 June 2025

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA - JUNE 11: HMCS Frederick Rolette (AOPV 434), a Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy, made a spectacular arrival into Port of Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River on June 11, 2025, in Quebec CIty, Quebec, Canada. The vessel is in port ahead of its official commissioning ceremony on June 13, which will formally induct it into service as the fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel delivered through Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.

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#12466150

12 June 2025

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA - JUNE 11: HMCS Frederick Rolette (AOPV 434), a Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy, made a spectacular arrival into Port of Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River on June 11, 2025, in Quebec CIty, Quebec, Canada. The vessel is in port ahead of its official commissioning ceremony on June 13, which will formally induct it into service as the fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel delivered through Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.

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#12466145

12 June 2025

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA - JUNE 11: HMCS Frederick Rolette (AOPV 434), a Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy, made a spectacular arrival into Port of Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River on June 11, 2025, in Quebec CIty, Quebec, Canada. The vessel is in port ahead of its official commissioning ceremony on June 13, which will formally induct it into service as the fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel delivered through Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.

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#12464255

11 June 2025

Ten thousand members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union hold placards reading ''Amend Labor Union Act Articles 2 and 3!'', ''Protect Jobs'', and ''Labor-Government Negotiations'' while chanting slogans during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025. The union demands a full revision of labor laws, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiation channels, warning of a general strike on July 16 if talks fail.

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#12464256

11 June 2025

Ten thousand members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union hold placards reading ''Amend Labor Union Act Articles 2 and 3!'', ''Protect Jobs'', and ''Labor-Government Negotiations'' while chanting slogans during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025. The union demands a full revision of labor laws, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiation channels, warning of a general strike on July 16 if talks fail.

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#12464257

11 June 2025

Ten thousand members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union hold placards reading ''Amend Labor Union Act Articles 2 and 3!'', ''Protect Jobs'', and ''Labor-Government Negotiations'' while chanting slogans during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025. The union demands a full revision of labor laws, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiation channels, warning of a general strike on July 16 if talks fail.

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#12464258

11 June 2025

Members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union sing a protest song together during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025, under the slogan No More Delay in Labor Law Reform -- Voices of Ten Thousand. The union calls for comprehensive labor law revisions, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiations, and threatens a general strike on July 16 if no agreement is reached.

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#12464259

11 June 2025

Members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union sing a protest song together during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025, under the slogan No More Delay in Labor Law Reform -- Voices of Ten Thousand. The union calls for comprehensive labor law revisions, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiations, and threatens a general strike on July 16 if no agreement is reached.

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#12464260

11 June 2025

Members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union sing a protest song together during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025, under the slogan No More Delay in Labor Law Reform -- Voices of Ten Thousand. The union calls for comprehensive labor law revisions, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiations, and threatens a general strike on July 16 if no agreement is reached.

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#12464261

11 June 2025

Members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union sing a protest song together during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025, under the slogan No More Delay in Labor Law Reform -- Voices of Ten Thousand. The union calls for comprehensive labor law revisions, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiations, and threatens a general strike on July 16 if no agreement is reached.

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#12464262

11 June 2025

Ten thousand members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union hold placards reading ''Amend Labor Union Act Articles 2 and 3!'', ''Protect Jobs'', and ''Labor-Government Negotiations'' while chanting slogans during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on June 11, 2025. The union demands a full revision of labor laws, job security, and formalized labor-government negotiation channels, warning of a general strike on July 16 if talks fail.

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