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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal attend the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist, led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal attend the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist, led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal attend the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist, led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal attend the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist, led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Cadres of the communist parties of Nepal raise their fists, a gesture of greeting, as they attend the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Home Minister and Communist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha gestures as he delivers a speech addressing the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal gestures as he delivers a speech addressing the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal gestures as he delivers a speech addressing the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal gestures as he delivers a speech addressing the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Jhalanath Khanal gesture during the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Nepali communist leaders take part in the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Nepali communist leader Barshaman Pun addresses the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, arrives at the event venue for the announcement of the merger of 10 communist parties under the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Nepali communist leaders take part in the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Nepali communist leaders take part in the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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5 November 2025

Nepali communist leaders take part in the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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