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18 December 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli waves at his supporters during 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. 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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#12948727

4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, gestures during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948728

4 November 2025

Leaders of the CPN-Maoist Center take part in the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. The leaders state that the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948729

4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, greets his party members during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948730

4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, greets his party members during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948731

4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, gestures during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948732

4 November 2025

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Senior Vice Chair of CPN-Maoist Center (R), gestures during the final meeting of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025. The CPN-Maoist Center, led by former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ''Prachanda,'' holds the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948733

4 November 2025

Leaders of the CPN-Maoist Center take part in the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. The leaders state that the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948734

4 November 2025

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Senior Vice Chair of the CPN-Maoist Center, addresses the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948735

4 November 2025

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Senior Vice Chair of CPN-Maoist Center (R), gestures during the final meeting of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025. The CPN-Maoist Center, led by former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ''Prachanda,'' holds the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948736

4 November 2025

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Senior Vice Chair, and Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, gossip during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948737

4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, gestures during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, gestures during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12816349

1 October 2025

Seventy-seven active-duty soldiers and 77 civilians, including 68 members from Kukkiwon and nine elementary school students, wait to perform a taekwondo demonstration during a media day event marking the 77th Armed Forces Day in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on September 29, 2025.

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#12816351

1 October 2025

Seventy-seven active-duty soldiers and 77 civilians, including 68 members from Kukkiwon and nine elementary school students, perform a taekwondo breaking demonstration during a media day event marking the 77th Armed Forces Day in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on September 29, 2025.

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#12816352

1 October 2025

Seventy-seven active-duty soldiers and 77 civilians, including 68 members from Kukkiwon and nine elementary school students, perform a taekwondo breaking demonstration during a media day event marking the 77th Armed Forces Day in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on September 29, 2025.

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