Dec 14, 2017-With the left alliance sweeping the elections, winning 116 of 165 first-past-the-post seats for the House of Representatives (HoR) and leading in proportional representation (PR) count for 110 seats, the key constituents—CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre)—are set to start talks for a new government formation and power-sharing among other issue from Thursday.
According to the Election Commission (EC), results of the proportional representation votes are expected by Friday evening.
Once parties submit their candidates for the HoR under the PR category, the EC will submit the list to the President before publishing it on Nepal Gazette. This process is likely to take about a week or so.
The left alliance constituents—UML and Maoist Centre—are planning to utilise the gap to discuss government formation at the centre, governments in provinces, power-sharing and other issues.
Going by the results of the HoR and Provincial Assembly (PA) elections, the left alliance is likely to form provincial governments in all provinces except Province 2.
According to left alliance leaders, UML Chairman KP Oli, who appears set to return to power, and Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who has won from Chitwan-3, are scheduled to hold talks on Thursday or latest by Friday to set the premise for installing a new government at the centre.
However, some experts have said the process to form a new government has to wait until the National Assembly is elected. The HoR, or the Lower House, with 275 seats and the National Assembly, or the Upper House, with 59 seats complete the federal parliament at the centre, formation of which can only pave the way for formation of the new government, some say.
According to the Election Commission (EC), results of the proportional representation votes are expected by Friday evening.
Once parties submit their candidates for the HoR under the PR category, the EC will submit the list to the President before publishing it on Nepal Gazette. This process is likely to take about a week or so.
The left alliance constituents—UML and Maoist Centre—are planning to utilise the gap to discuss government formation at the centre, governments in provinces, power-sharing and other issues.
Going by the results of the HoR and Provincial Assembly (PA) elections, the left alliance is likely to form provincial governments in all provinces except Province 2.
According to left alliance leaders, UML Chairman KP Oli, who appears set to return to power, and Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who has won from Chitwan-3, are scheduled to hold talks on Thursday or latest by Friday to set the premise for installing a new government at the centre.
However, some experts have said the process to form a new government has to wait until the National Assembly is elected. The HoR, or the Lower House, with 275 seats and the National Assembly, or the Upper House, with 59 seats complete the federal parliament at the centre, formation of which can only pave the way for formation of the new government, some say.
