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#13181843

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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#13181844

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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#13181845

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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#13181846

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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#13140194

29 December 2025

A cockfighter prepares his rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140195

29 December 2025

A cockfighter weighs his rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140196

29 December 2025

A rooster is seen before the cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140197

29 December 2025

A cockfighter prepares his rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140198

29 December 2025

A cockfighter prepares his rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140199

29 December 2025

A cockfighter prepares his rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140200

29 December 2025

Roosters fight during a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140201

29 December 2025

A rooster is seen after a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140202

29 December 2025

Roosters fight during a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140203

29 December 2025

A cockfighter prepares his rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140204

29 December 2025

Roosters fight during a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140205

29 December 2025

Roosters fight during a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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