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#13109113

18 December 2025

Newly elected Deputy Chairman of CPN-UML Shankar Pokharel gestures during the 11th General Convention of the KP Sharma Oli led Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 18, 2025. In the 11th General Convention of the communist party, Oli contests forming a panel and wins 17 out of 19 office-bearer positions. Only two office-bearers are elected from the panel led by Ishwar Pokharel. Gokarna Bista is elected vice-chairperson, while Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai secures the post of deputy general secretary. Among the elected office-bearers, Padma Kumari Aryal is the only woman, winning the post of secretary. From the Pokharel panel, Binda Pandey loses the vice-chairperson race, while Rachana Khadka is defeated in the secretary contest. All nine secretary positions are secured by candidates from the Oli panel, underlining its overwhelming dominance in the party's new leadership structure.

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#13109114

18 December 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli gestures as he addresses the closing session of the 11th General Convention of his party, the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 18, 2025, after securing the third consecutive term. In the 11th General Convention of the communist party, Oli, who contests by forming a panel, wins 17 out of 19 office-bearer positions. Only two office-bearers are elected from the panel led by Ishwar Pokharel. Gokarna Bista is elected vice-chairperson, while Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai secures the post of deputy general secretary. Among the elected office-bearers, Padma Kumari Aryal is the only woman, winning the post of secretary. From the Pokharel panel, Binda Pandey loses the vice-chairperson race, while Rachana Khadka is defeated in the secretary contest. All nine secretary positions are secured by candidates from the Oli panel, underlining its overwhelming dominance in the party's new leadership structure.

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#13109110

18 December 2025

Mahesh Basent, a youth leader and close aide of former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli, gestures during the 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 18, 2025. In the 11th General Convention of the communist party, Oli contests by forming a panel and wins 17 out of 19 office-bearer positions. Only two office-bearers are elected from the panel led by Ishwar Pokharel. Gokarna Bista is elected vice-chairperson, while Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai secures the post of deputy general secretary. Among the elected office-bearers, Padma Kumari Aryal is the only woman, winning the post of secretary. From the Pokharel panel, Binda Pandey loses the vice-chairperson race, while Rachana Khadka is defeated in the secretary contest. All nine secretary positions are secured by candidates from the Oli panel, underlining its overwhelming dominance in the party's new leadership structure.

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#13103563

16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel, former Nepali Defense Minister and contender for the chairmanship of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), gestures during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML 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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#13024495

25 November 2025

Police halt a march of 47th BCS candidates near Shahbagh Police Station as they advance toward the Chief Adviser's residence, demanding the written exam be postponed to a ''reasonable date,'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 25, 2025. In a peaceful gesture, the candidates offer flowers to the police, urging them to clear the way.

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#13024496

25 November 2025

Police halt a march of 47th BCS candidates near Shahbagh Police Station as they advance toward the Chief Adviser's residence, demanding the written exam be postponed to a ''reasonable date,'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 25, 2025. In a peaceful gesture, the candidates offer flowers to the police, urging them to clear the way.

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#13024501

25 November 2025

Police halt a march of 47th BCS candidates near Shahbagh Police Station as they advance toward the Chief Adviser's residence, demanding the written exam be postponed to a ''reasonable date,'' in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 25, 2025. In a peaceful gesture, the candidates offer flowers to the police, urging them to clear the way.

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#12899011

23 October 2025

Candidate Myriam Bregman gestures during a closing rally for the Frente de Izquierda political campaign ahead of the legislative elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 22, 2025

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#12625494

8 August 2025

Karol Nawrocki, a non-partisan Presidential candidate supported by the right wing Law and Justice Party casts his ballot in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 01 June, 2025.

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8 August 2025

Karol Nawrocki, a non-partisan Presidential candidate supported by the right wing Law and Justice Party casts his ballot in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 01 June, 2025.

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#12507844

27 June 2025

Siarhei Tsikhanouski speaker to Belarusian dissidents in Warsaw, Poland on 26 June, 2025. Tsikhanouski, husband to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya was released last week after US President Donald Trump sent a high level group of representatives to negotiate the release of more than a dozen of political prisoners. Tsikhanouski has been in solicitary confinements for 5 years since the time he announced his candidacy in 2020 for then presidential elections becomins a direct challenger for the long ruling Alexander Lukashenko.

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27 June 2025

Siarhei Tsikhanouski speaker to Belarusian dissidents in Warsaw, Poland on 26 June, 2025. Tsikhanouski, husband to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya was released last week after US President Donald Trump sent a high level group of representatives to negotiate the release of more than a dozen of political prisoners. Tsikhanouski has been in solicitary confinements for 5 years since the time he announced his candidacy in 2020 for then presidential elections becomins a direct challenger for the long ruling Alexander Lukashenko.

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27 June 2025

Siarhei Tsikhanouski speaker to Belarusian dissidents in Warsaw, Poland on 26 June, 2025. Tsikhanouski, husband to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya was released last week after US President Donald Trump sent a high level group of representatives to negotiate the release of more than a dozen of political prisoners. Tsikhanouski has been in solicitary confinements for 5 years since the time he announced his candidacy in 2020 for then presidential elections becomins a direct challenger for the long ruling Alexander Lukashenko.

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27 June 2025

Siarhei Tsikhanouski speaker to Belarusian dissidents in Warsaw, Poland on 26 June, 2025. Tsikhanouski, husband to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya was released last week after US President Donald Trump sent a high level group of representatives to negotiate the release of more than a dozen of political prisoners. Tsikhanouski has been in solicitary confinements for 5 years since the time he announced his candidacy in 2020 for then presidential elections becomins a direct challenger for the long ruling Alexander Lukashenko.

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#12507842

27 June 2025

Siarhei Tsikhanouski speaker to Belarusian dissidents in Warsaw, Poland on 26 June, 2025. Tsikhanouski, husband to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya was released last week after US President Donald Trump sent a high level group of representatives to negotiate the release of more than a dozen of political prisoners. Tsikhanouski has been in solicitary confinements for 5 years since the time he announced his candidacy in 2020 for then presidential elections becomins a direct challenger for the long ruling Alexander Lukashenko.

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27 June 2025

Siarhei Tsikhanouski speaker to Belarusian dissidents in Warsaw, Poland on 26 June, 2025. Tsikhanouski, husband to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya was released last week after US President Donald Trump sent a high level group of representatives to negotiate the release of more than a dozen of political prisoners. Tsikhanouski has been in solicitary confinements for 5 years since the time he announced his candidacy in 2020 for then presidential elections becomins a direct challenger for the long ruling Alexander Lukashenko.

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