"Flag Ceremony"

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13 December 2025

A cadre of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) holds the party flag outside the venue for the inauguration ceremony of the party's General Convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering is its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committees. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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13 December 2025

A cadre of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) holds the party flag outside the venue for the inauguration ceremony of the party's General Convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering is its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committees. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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13 December 2025

A cadre of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) holds the party flag outside the venue for the inauguration ceremony of the party's General Convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering is its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committees. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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#13091074

13 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli (center in red scarf), former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), unfurls the party flag to inaugurate the opening ceremony of the party's general convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committee members. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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13 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli (center in red scarf), former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), unfurls the party flag to inaugurate the opening ceremony of the party's general convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committee members. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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#13088439

12 December 2025

Urbano Cairo, President of Torino Football Club, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025

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12 December 2025

Federica Brignone, an Italian alpine skier, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025.

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12 December 2025

Federica Brignone, an Italian alpine skier, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025.

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12 December 2025

Federica Brignone, an Italian alpine skier, and Pierluigi Pardo, an Italian journalist and television host, are seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025

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12 December 2025

Federica Brignone, an Italian alpine skier, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025.

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12 December 2025

Federica Brignone, an Italian alpine skier, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025.

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12 December 2025

Federica Brignone, an Italian alpine skier, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025.

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12 December 2025

A moment of the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony is awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025

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12 December 2025

Lorenzo Musetti, an Italian tennis player, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025

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12 December 2025

Pierluigi Pardo, an Italian journalist and television host, and Lorenzo Musetti, an Italian tennis player, are seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025

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12 December 2025

Lorenzo Musetti, an Italian tennis player, is seen during the Gazzetta Sports Awards ceremony awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Milan, Italy, on December 11, 2025

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