"Chairman of the New Left"

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18 December 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (Left) receives a bouquet of flowers during the closing session of the 11th General Convention of his party, the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 18, 2025, after securing the third consecutive term. In the 11th General Convention of the communist party, Oli, who contests by forming a panel, wins 17 out of 19 office-bearer positions. Only two office-bearers are elected from the panel led by Ishwar Pokharel. Gokarna Bista is elected vice-chairperson, while Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai secures the post of deputy general secretary. Among the elected office-bearers, Padma Kumari Aryal is the only woman, winning the post of secretary. From the Pokharel panel, Binda Pandey loses the vice-chairperson race, while Rachana Khadka is defeated in the secretary contest. All nine secretary positions are secured by candidates from the Oli panel, underlining its overwhelming dominance in the party's new leadership structure.

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16 December 2025

Communist leader Ram Bahadur Thapa (Left) and Ishwar Pokhrel (Right), the Chairman candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chat during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel (left) and KP Sharma Oli (right), the contenders for the party chair of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chat during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13016783

23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: (L-R) Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs; Michał Sztuk, current co-chair of the Podkarpackie New Left; Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm; and Marcin Kulasek, Minister of Science and Higher Education, are seen after a press conference during the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were presented, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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#13016811

23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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#13016801

23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Minister of Digital Affairs and vice-chairman of New Left (Nowa Lewica), speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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