"STAGE 4"

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11 January 2026

Cadres of the Nepali Congress attend the opening ceremony of the special convention of the party organized in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 11, 2026. The two-day event involves active participation from general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. The acting party president and other senior party members abstain from the opening ceremony in protest. The second special general convention, called by Thapa and Sharma, takes place against the backdrop of a deepening intra-party dispute. The establishment faction, led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, opposes the convention, arguing it could split the party, and instead pushes for the regular general convention scheduled for May. Thapa and Sharma assert that the convention is demanded by 2,488 elected representatives, more than 54 percent of the total. Leaders supporting the convention state that over 60 percent of elected delegates participate. The Congress statute includes a provision that mandates the party leadership to call a special general convention if at least 40 percent of the party's elected general convention representatives demand it. A petition signed by 53 percent of the Nepali Congress general convention representatives is submitted at the party headquarters in mid-October, seeking a special general convention and election of new leadership.

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11 January 2026

Cadres of the Nepali Congress attend the opening ceremony of the special convention of the party organized in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 11, 2026. The two-day event involves active participation from general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. The acting party president and other senior party members abstain from the opening ceremony in protest. The second special general convention, called by Thapa and Sharma, takes place against the backdrop of a deepening intra-party dispute. The establishment faction, led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, opposes the convention, arguing it could split the party, and instead pushes for the regular general convention scheduled for May. Thapa and Sharma assert that the convention is demanded by 2,488 elected representatives, more than 54 percent of the total. Leaders supporting the convention state that over 60 percent of elected delegates participate. The Congress statute includes a provision that mandates the party leadership to call a special general convention if at least 40 percent of the party's elected general convention representatives demand it. A petition signed by 53 percent of the Nepali Congress general convention representatives is submitted at the party headquarters in mid-October, seeking a special general convention and election of new leadership.

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11 January 2026

Cadres of the Nepali Congress attend the opening ceremony of the special convention of the party organized in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 11, 2026. The two-day event involves active participation from general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. The acting party president and other senior party members abstain from the opening ceremony in protest. The second special general convention, called by Thapa and Sharma, takes place against the backdrop of a deepening intra-party dispute. The establishment faction, led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, opposes the convention, arguing it could split the party, and instead pushes for the regular general convention scheduled for May. Thapa and Sharma assert that the convention is demanded by 2,488 elected representatives, more than 54 percent of the total. Leaders supporting the convention state that over 60 percent of elected delegates participate. The Congress statute includes a provision that mandates the party leadership to call a special general convention if at least 40 percent of the party's elected general convention representatives demand it. A petition signed by 53 percent of the Nepali Congress general convention representatives is submitted at the party headquarters in mid-October, seeking a special general convention and election of new leadership.

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11 January 2026

Cadres of the Nepali Congress attend the opening ceremony of the special convention of the party organized in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 11, 2026. The two-day event involves active participation from general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. The acting party president and other senior party members abstain from the opening ceremony in protest. The second special general convention, called by Thapa and Sharma, takes place against the backdrop of a deepening intra-party dispute. The establishment faction, led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, opposes the convention, arguing it could split the party, and instead pushes for the regular general convention scheduled for May. Thapa and Sharma assert that the convention is demanded by 2,488 elected representatives, more than 54 percent of the total. Leaders supporting the convention state that over 60 percent of elected delegates participate. The Congress statute includes a provision that mandates the party leadership to call a special general convention if at least 40 percent of the party's elected general convention representatives demand it. A petition signed by 53 percent of the Nepali Congress general convention representatives is submitted at the party headquarters in mid-October, seeking a special general convention and election of new leadership.

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#13158398

5 January 2026

Rescuers watch a dog handler at work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

A dog handler works during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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#13158400

5 January 2026

People stand outside a multi-storey residential building damaged as a result of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

Rescuers work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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#13158402

5 January 2026

Rescuers work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

A dog handler works during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

Rescuers work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

Rescuers work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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#13158406

5 January 2026

Rescuers work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

Rescuers work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

Rescuers work during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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5 January 2026

Special equipment is used during emergency rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 4, 2026. A Russian ballistic missile attack on January 2 destroys part of a residential apartment building entrance in the Kyivskyi district, injuring 31 people, including an infant

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