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Was poll body consulted on midterm elections, Dahal-Nepal faction asks Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, Jan. 18 Leaders from the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-Madhav Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party have sought evidence of the government having held consultations with the Election Commission before announcing the date for midterm elections, as per legal provisions.
Based on the recommendation of the Cabinet, President Bidya Devi Bhandari on December 20 dissolved the House of Representatives and announced the midterm elections on April 30 and May 10.
Most of the political parties including the Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party, the Nepali Congress and the Janata Samajbadi Party have been terming the House dissolution and announcement of elections as an unconstitutional move.
More than 50 different items are needed for polls, Election Commission says as preparations begin Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, Jan. 17 If the Supreme Court reinstates the House of Representatives Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved on December 20, general elections slated for April 30 and May 10 will not take place.
But the Election Commission is legally bound to prepare for polls once the government announces the dates, according to Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya.
And preparations have started.
As part of it, it has been examining the situation of the logistics, budget, human resources for holding the polls.
Ballot boxes, ballot papers, vehicles, ink, voters list, stamp pad, pen, scale, ballot box stickers, medicines, papers, thread, calculators, glue sticks among the items it has to have for holding elections.
Election Commission initiates preparations for polls Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, Dec. 29 Following the sudden announcement that parliamentary elections will take place in April and May, the Election Commission has started its preparations to conduct the polls.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari, upon the recommendation of the Cabinet, dissolved the House of Representatives on December 10 and announced that parliamentary elections will take place on April 30 and May 10.
The sudden announcement has caught stakeholders off-guard. But, officials at the poll body said that as the constitutional body responsible for holding elections, it needs to start preparations to be able to hold elections on time.
After split, there s now fight for the party name and election symbol Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, Dec. 24 While Supreme Court deliberations on the constitutionality of House dissolution goes on, the Election Commission is preparing for midterm polls in two phases on April 30 and May 10.
But at the same time, it also has to decide on which of the two factions of the Nepal Communist Party has a legitimate claim to the party.
The faction led by party chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday informed the Election Commission that its Central Committee had been expanded to make it 1,199-member with the addition of 556 members now and with the provision of adding 197 members in the future.