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#12598053

29 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center (CPN-MC), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, arrives to attend the meeting of the socialist front in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The four-party Socialist Front, comprising CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Communist Party of Nepal, and Nepal Samajwadi Party, holds a meeting after a showdown earlier in March 2025. The gathering comes amid mounting internal pressure on Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal. Prachanda repeatedly proposes party unification with Nepal, but progress remains stalled. Madhav Nepal is reportedly reluctant due to the risk of internal splits, as several senior leaders in his party are inclined to return to the UML.

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#12598055

29 July 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker and leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, arrives to participate in the meeting of the socialist bloc in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The four-party Socialist Front, comprising CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Communist Party of Nepal, and Nepal Samajwadi Party, holds a meeting after a showdown earlier in March 2025. The gathering comes amid mounting internal pressure on Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal. Prachanda repeatedly proposes party unification with Nepal, but progress remains stalled. Madhav Nepal is reportedly reluctant due to the risk of internal splits, as several senior leaders in his party are inclined to return to the UML.

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#12598057

29 July 2025

Communist leader Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' (Center) arrives to participate in the meeting of the socialist bloc in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The four-party Socialist Front, comprising CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Communist Party of Nepal, and Nepal Samajwadi Party, holds a meeting after a showdown earlier in March 2025. The gathering comes amid mounting internal pressure on Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal. Prachanda repeatedly proposes party unification with Nepal, but progress remains stalled. Madhav Nepal is reportedly reluctant due to the risk of internal splits, as several senior leaders in his party are inclined to return to the UML.

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#12598058

29 July 2025

Communist leader Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' (Center) arrives to participate in the meeting of the socialist bloc in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The four-party Socialist Front, comprising CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Communist Party of Nepal, and Nepal Samajwadi Party, holds a meeting after a showdown earlier in March 2025. The gathering comes amid mounting internal pressure on Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal. Prachanda repeatedly proposes party unification with Nepal, but progress remains stalled. Madhav Nepal is reportedly reluctant due to the risk of internal splits, as several senior leaders in his party are inclined to return to the UML.

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#12598060

29 July 2025

Former Home Minister and leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, arrives to attend the meeting of the socialist front in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The four-party Socialist Front, comprising CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Communist Party of Nepal, and Nepal Samajwadi Party, holds a meeting after a showdown in March 2025. The gathering comes amid mounting internal pressure on Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal. Prachanda repeatedly proposes party unification with Nepal, but progress remains stalled. Madhav Nepal is reportedly reluctant due to the risk of internal splits, as several senior leaders in his party are inclined to return to the UML.

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#12598062

29 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center (CPN-MC), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, arrives to attend the meeting of the socialist front in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The four-party Socialist Front, comprising CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Communist Party of Nepal, and Nepal Samajwadi Party, holds a meeting after a showdown earlier in March 2025. The gathering comes amid mounting internal pressure on Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal. Prachanda repeatedly proposes party unification with Nepal, but progress remains stalled. Madhav Nepal is reportedly reluctant due to the risk of internal splits, as several senior leaders in his party are inclined to return to the UML.

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#12349186

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, arrives to hold an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented move to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349187

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, arrives to hold an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented move to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349188

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, arrives to hold an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented move to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349189

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, arrives to hold an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented move to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349190

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, arrives to hold an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented move to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349191

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, speaks during an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented push to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349192

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, speaks during an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented push to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349193

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, speaks during an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented push to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349194

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, speaks during an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented push to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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#12349195

10 May 2025

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, speaks during an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on May 10, 2025. He addresses the party leadership's unprecedented push to replace him as the nominee. The PPP launches procedures early this morning to reselect Han Duck-soo, who joins the party in a surprise move, through a vote of all party members running until 9 p.m. and a final decision by the national committee on May 11.

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