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#13220201

20 January 2026

Kalpana Sharma, a candidate from the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), files her nomination to stand in the upcoming election for the House of Representatives in Nepal on March 5. On January 20, 2026, the Election Commission establishes offices in all 165 constituencies across Nepal as the nation prepares for the March 5 election to elect new members for its House of Representatives. Earlier, the Commission publishes the final list of candidates under the proportional representation system. Of the total 275 members of the House of Representatives, 110 are elected through the proportional system, while 165 are elected through the direct electoral system. An interim government, formed for election purposes following the Gen-Z protests on September 8 and 9, arranges the necessary resources for the polls. The process of selecting police personnel for election security has already begun.

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#13220218

20 January 2026

General Secretary of the Nepali Congress and former Health Minister Pradip Paudel (center) receives a certificate of confirmation from the election officer after filing the nomination for the March 5 House of Representatives Election in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 20, 2026. The Election Commission establishes offices in all 165 constituencies across Nepal as the Himalayan nation moves towards the March 5 election to elect new members for its House of Representatives. Earlier, the Commission publishes the final list of candidates under the proportional representation system. Of the total 275 members of the House of Representatives, 110 are elected through the proportional system, while 165 are elected through the direct electoral system. An interim government formed for election purposes following the Gen-Z protests on September 8 and 9 arranges the necessary resources for the polls. The process of selecting police personnel for election security has already begun.

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#13103567

16 December 2025

Shankar Pokhrel, the general secretary candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML, announces the postponement of the election process 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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#13103568

16 December 2025

Shankar Pokhrel, a general secretary candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML, announces the postponement of the election process in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of the 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. According to 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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#13103561

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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#12809433

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809431

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809423

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12573533

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573534

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573535

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573536

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573537

22 July 2025

A construction site is on the sidewalk at the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573538

22 July 2025

A man takes pictures of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, from the Mall of Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573539

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573540

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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