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#13103567

16 December 2025

Shankar Pokhrel, the general secretary candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML, announces the postponement of the election process in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per 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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#13103568

16 December 2025

Shankar Pokhrel, a general secretary candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML, announces the postponement of the election process in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) 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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#13103561

16 December 2025

Communist leader Ram Bahadur Thapa (Left) and Ishwar Pokhrel (Right), the Chairman candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chat during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per 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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#13103528

16 December 2025

Contesting leaders from the CPN-UML for various posts, including the party chairmanship, KP Sharma Oli (center in black jacket) and Ishwar Pokhrel (center in blue with red scarf), chat during the ongoing general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per 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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#13103553

16 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and incumbent chair of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), attends the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per 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 are also registered 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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#13103556

16 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and incumbent chair of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), attends the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per 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 are also registered 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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#13103557

16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel (left) and KP Sharma Oli (right), the contenders for the party chair of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chat during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per 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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#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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#13103564

16 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and incumbent chair of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chats with former Finance Minister and party member Bishnu Prasad Paudel 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. As per 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 are also registered 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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#12809433

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809426

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809427

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809428

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809431

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809420

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Prime Minister Dorin Recean attends a press conference with Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, along with other government and party members, the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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#12809421

29 September 2025

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Igor Grosu, leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Speaker of Parliament, together with Prime Minister Dorin Recean and other government and party members, speaks to the media during a press conference the day after Moldova's parliamentary elections, in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With nearly all ballots counted, PAS secured about 50.1% of the vote, ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc with 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova's path toward EU integration.

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