China on backfoot as Nepal Communist Party derecognised by SC
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Brokered by China, the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) had merged in May 2018 to form a unified Nepal Communist Party (NCP) following the alliance’s victory in the 2017 general elections.
The Chinese ambassador to Nepal had made both public and backchannel efforts last year to keep Oli and Prachanda together. Later, China even sent a top diplomat to keep the party unified.
Nepal has plunged into yet another political crisis, putting China, Kathmandu’s northern neighbour, on the backfoot.
The country’s Supreme Court on Sunday quashed the unification of the erstwhile Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda), in what is being viewed as a blow to China as well as the two warring leaders amid a tussle for power in the Himalayan state.
China on backfoot as Nepal Communist Party derecognised by SC
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Nepal Supreme Court quashes unification CPN UML Oli CPN Maoist Center Prachanda
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