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Not to be confused with Communist Party of Nepal or Communist Party of Nepal (2013).
For other parties of the same name, see List of communist parties in Nepal.
Nepal Communist Party
नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी
AbbreviationNCP
General SecretaryBishnu Prasad Paudel
PresidiumSecretariat of the Nepal Communist Party
SpokespersonNarayan Kaji Shrestha
Co-ChairmenPushpa Kamal Dahal and Khadga Prasad Oli
Parliamentary ChairpersonKhadga Prasad Oli[1]
Founded17 May 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-17)
Merger ofCPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
HeadquartersPerisdada, Koteshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Student wingAll Nepal National Communist Students Union (अनेराकबियु)
Youth wingYoung Communist Force
Labour wingAll Nepal Communist Workers Association
IdeologyCommunism
People's Multiparty Democracy[2]
Marxism–Leninism[2]
Democratic centralism[3]
Secularism[3]
Factions:
Prachanda Path
Political positionLeft-wing
International affiliationInternational Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
Colors  Red
House of Representatives
174 / 275
National Assembly
42 / 59
Election symbol
File:Cpnuml-electionsymbol2064.PNG
Party flag
Website
www.cpnuml.org
www.cpnmc.org

The Nepal Communist Party (abbr. NCP) is the ruling political party in Nepal. It was founded on the 17th of May 2018, from the unification of two leftist parties, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). The unification was completed by the Party Unification Coordination Committee, after 8 months of planning.[4] The two predecessor parties subsequently dissolved, making way for the new united party. The party retains the symbol of the former CPN (UML), the sun.[5][6]

History

Background

On 3 October 2017, the two major communist parties, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) along with Naya Shakti Party announced a coalition for the upcoming legislative and provincial election. The three parties also announced plans for unification following the election with the formation of a Unification Coordination Committee.[7][8][9] On 14 October 2017, Naya Shakti Party broke from the alliance citing differences with the two parties.[10] The alliance between the two parties won a majority in the House of Representatives and in six of the seven provincial assemblies.[11][12][13] Following the elections, it was decided that CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) would get chief ministers in Province No. 1, Province No. 3, Province No. 4 and Province No. 5 and CPN (Maoist Centre) would get chief ministers in Province No. 6 and Province No. 7.[14] The party also won a two third majority in the National Assembly.[15][16] Following the formation of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, parliamentary party leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Khadga Prasad Oli was sworn in as Prime Minister on 15 February 2018.[17][18] The merger of the two parties was initially announced for 22 April 2018, to coincide with the formation of the original Communist Party of Nepal in 1949,[19] but the unification was put on hold citing insufficient time to sort out remaining issues.[20]

Unification Coordination Committee

Ideology

As part of the merger agreement, the party's ideology will consist of Marxism-Leninism and support for a multi-party system in Nepal, while the party itself will remain secular and governed by democratic centralism.

Symbols

The party's election symbol is the sun.[21]

Organization and structure

Central organization

Secretariat

A nine-member Secretariat (also known as High Command) of the party has been created. It includes:

Politburo

Proposed 135 members central bureau.[23]

Standing Committee

The 45-member Standing Committee of the Central Political Bureau will include 26 members from CPN (UML) and 19 from CPN (Maoist Centre).[24]

Central Committee

There will be a total of 441 members central committee, including 241 from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), and 200 from Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).[5]

Lower-level organizations

  • Provincial committees: proposed 151-member committee for each of the seven provinces[24]
  • District committees: proposed 77-member committee for each of the 77 districts [25]
  • Metropolitan committees [26]
  • Sub-metropolitan committees [27]
  • Municipal committees [28]
  • Rural municipal committees [29]
  • Ward committees [30]

Sister organizations

Federal government

Pratinidhi Sabha Rastriya Sabha Government Prime Minister/Parliamentary Party Leader
174 / 275
42 / 59
 NCP Khadga Prasad Oli

Presence in various provinces

Province Seats Government Chief Minister/Provincial Party Leader
Province No. 1
66 / 93
 NCP Sher Dhan Rai[31]
Province No. 2
32 / 107
 Opposition Prakash Bahadur Shah
Province No. 3
81 / 110
 NCP Dormani Poudel[32]
Province No. 4
39 / 60
 NCP Prithvi Subba Gurung[33]
Province No. 5
61 / 87
 NCP Shankar Pokhrel[34]
Karnali
34 / 40
 NCP Mahendra Bahadur Shahi[35]
Province No. 7
39 / 53
 NCP Trilochan Bhatta[36]

References

  1. ^ https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/ncp-picks-oli-as-its-parliamentary-party-leader/
  2. ^ a b Bhattarai, Kamal Dev (21 February 2018). "The (Re)Birth of the Nepal Communist Party". The Diplomat. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Ghimire, Yubaraj (21 May 2018). "Next Door Nepal: Hope and fear in Kathmandu". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ rfpl-MH, teleSUR /. "Nepal: Ruling Leftist Parties Merge into Marxist Leninist Party". Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  5. ^ a b "UML and Maoist Centre to form Nepal Communist Party tomorrow". 16 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Nepal: Left alliance unifies to form single party". www.aninews.in.
  7. ^ "UML, Maoist Centre, Naya Shakti Party form electoral alliance for polls". The Himalayan Times. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  8. ^ "UML, Maoist Center, Naya Shakti to unify". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  9. ^ "CPN-UML, Maoist Centre, Naya Shakti announce electoral alliance, agree to unify". Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  10. ^ "Naya Shakti back to poll symbol 'eye'". Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  11. ^ "Nepal Left alliance wins majority in parliament, economy main trust - Modern Diplomacy". moderndiplomacy.eu. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  12. ^ India, Press Trust of; India, Press Trust of (2017-12-14). "Nepal's Left alliance gets majority". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  13. ^ 徐林. "Left Alliance set to form majority government in Nepal - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  14. ^ "UML to get 4 chief ministers, Maoist Centre 2". Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  15. ^ "Left alliance commands two-thirds majority in NA". Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  16. ^ "Nepal National Assembly election: Left Alliance gets two third majority | DD News". www.ddinews.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  17. ^ "KP Sharma Oli sworn in as Nepal PM for second time - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  18. ^ "KP Sharma Oli appointed Nepal's new prime minister". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  19. ^ "Left alliance unification proposed for April 22". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  20. ^ "Unification of UML, Maoist Center will not happen on April 22 | Setopati - Nepal's Digital Newspaper". setopati.net. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  21. ^ "Nepal's two Left parties merge to form largest Communist party". The New Indian Express. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  22. ^ "एमाले र माओवादी मिलेर बन्यो नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  23. ^ http://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-communist-party-to-form-lower-committees-sister-organisations-within-next-three-months.html
  24. ^ a b "Nepal Communist Party will have 441-member Central Committee".
  25. ^ http://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-communist-party-to-form-lower-committees-sister-organisations-within-next-three-months.html
  26. ^ http://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-communist-party-to-form-lower-committees-sister-organisations-within-next-three-months.html
  27. ^ http://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-communist-party-to-form-lower-committees-sister-organisations-within-next-three-months.html
  28. ^ http://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-communist-party-to-form-lower-committees-sister-organisations-within-next-three-months.html
  29. ^ http://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-communist-party-to-form-lower-committees-sister-organisations-within-next-three-months.html
  30. ^ http://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-communist-party-to-form-lower-committees-sister-organisations-within-next-three-months.html
  31. ^ "Sher Dhan Rai appointed Province 1 Chief Minister - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  32. ^ "UML PP leader Dor Mani Paudel appointed CM of Province 3". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  33. ^ "Prithvi Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  34. ^ "Shankar Pokharel appointed Province 5 CM". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  35. ^ "Shahi appointed Province 6 CM". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  36. ^ "Trilochan Bhatta becomes Province 7 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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