"Compromise"

#13161299

6 January 2026

Shankar Pokharel, General Secretary of CPN-UML, attends the party's secretariat meeting at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13161300

6 January 2026

Shankar Pokharel, General Secretary of CPN-UML, chats with former secretary of the party Gokarna Bista in the premises of the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13161301

6 January 2026

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (Center) arrives at the party office to chair the meeting of the party secretariat in Nepal on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13161302

6 January 2026

Mohan Basnet, the close aide of former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, attends the party's secretariat meeting on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13161303

6 January 2026

Leaders of the CPN-UML attend the party secretariat meeting held at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13161304

6 January 2026

Leaders of the CPN-UML attend the party secretariat meeting held at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13161305

6 January 2026

Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, chairs the meeting of the party secretariat on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13161306

6 January 2026

Leaders of the CPN-UML attend the party secretariat meeting held at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 6, 2026. CPN-UML forms a manifesto drafting committee for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. The decision is made during the party's Secretariat meeting with Chairperson KP Sharma Oli leading the committee. The committee includes former Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwar Pokharel, who is defeated by Oli in the party leadership contest. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta, the manifesto drafting committee comprises Vice-Chairmen Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee members Ishwar Pokharel and Pradeep Gyawali, as well as Bishnu Rimal.

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#13045869

1 December 2025

Family members of victims from the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport gather with civic groups outside the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 2025. They demand that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board halt its public hearing. They argue that the board's affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the independence of the investigation and call for it to be placed under the prime minister's office as an independent body.

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#13045870

1 December 2025

Family members of victims from the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport gather with civic groups outside the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 2025. They demand that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board halt its public hearing. They argue that the board's affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the independence of the investigation and call for it to be placed under the prime minister's office as an independent body.

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#13045871

1 December 2025

Family members of victims from the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport gather with civic groups outside the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 2025. They demand that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board halt its public hearing. They argue that the board's affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the independence of the investigation and call for it to be placed under the prime minister's office as an independent body.

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#13045873

1 December 2025

Family members of victims from the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport gather with civic groups outside the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 2025. They demand that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board halt its public hearing. They argue that the board's affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the independence of the investigation and call for it to be placed under the prime minister's office as an independent body.

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#13045875

1 December 2025

Family members of victims from the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport gather with civic groups outside the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 2025. They demand that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board halt its public hearing. They argue that the board's affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the independence of the investigation and call for it to be placed under the prime minister's office as an independent body.

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#13045876

1 December 2025

Family members of victims from the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport gather with civic groups outside the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 2025. They demand that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board halt its public hearing. They argue that the board's affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the independence of the investigation and call for it to be placed under the prime minister's office as an independent body.

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#13045949

1 December 2025

Families of victims of the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport are blocked by police with barricades as they march toward the presidential office after a press conference across from the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea, on February 1, 2025, requesting a meeting with President Lee Jae-myung. About 60 family members and civic groups call for the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board to halt its public hearing and become independent, arguing that its affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the credibility of the investigation.

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#13045954

1 December 2025

Families of victims of the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport are blocked by police with barricades as they march toward the presidential office after a press conference across from the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea, on February 1, 2025, requesting a meeting with President Lee Jae-myung. About 60 family members and civic groups call for the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board to halt its public hearing and become independent, arguing that its affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the credibility of the investigation.

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