Election for new UML leadership today
Voting for the leadership of the CPN-UML will begin at 1pm on Tuesday as part of the party’s 11th general convention at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Post
What Kathmandu Post reports
Voting for the leadership of the CPN-UML will begin at 1pm on Tuesday as part of the party’s 11th general convention at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Post
Polling is scheduled to run until 7pm, with 80 electronic voting machines in use, although 100 were brought to the venue. The Kathmandu Post
Party’s election commission chair Bijaya Subba said each delegate may take 25 to 30 minutes to cast their vote. Altogether, 2,263 delegates will elect 301 leadership positions, including office bearers and central committee members selected from various clusters, including women, indigenous groups, and Dalits. The Kathmandu Post
UML chair KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chair Ishwar Pokhrel have filed rival panel-based candidacies for the top post. Nominations were registered on Monday during the convention’s closed session. The Kathmandu Post
The election comes amid significant internal turbulence within Oli’s camp. Despite expanding office-bearer positions from 15 to 19, several senior leaders in the Oli faction have expressed dissatisfaction over repeated nominations and exclusion from key posts. The Kathmandu Post
Rising Nepal: candidacies filed
CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and senior Vice-Chairperson Ishwor Pokharel have registered their candidacy for the post of Chairperson in the 11th General Convention of the party. The Rising Nepal
Both of them reached the office of Central Election Commission set up at General Congress venue, Bhrikutimandap, with supporters today and filed their candidacies. Chair Oli filed his candidacy at 3:30 pm while senior Vice-Chair Pokhrel at around 3:00 pm for the party’s top post. The Rising Nepal
Regional coverage: Business Standard (India)
Nepal’s deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML will elect its new leadership on Tuesday during the ongoing general convention of the party, sources here said on Monday. Business Standard
Polling will be held from 11 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, with the party using electronic voting machines. Around 2,260 eligible party members are expected to cast their votes. Business Standard
Incumbent chairman Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokhrel are in the fray for the top post. Oli is seeking to be elected party chair for the third time. Business Standard
Other local context and related coverage
Aspirant candidates have been registering their nominations for the post of office-bearers and central committee members. The UML General Convention would elect a 301-member new working committee. The Rising Nepal
Related reporting and continuing political developments include the government’s talks, probe commission activity on the Gen Z protests and national issues highlighted across local outlets. The Kathmandu Post The Rising Nepal
Prioritized sources
- Local reporting and live updates: The Kathmandu Post
- State broadsheet account of nominations: The Rising Nepal
- Regional framing and background: Business Standard
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