Nepal
Nepal accepts U.S. aid despite protests, Chinese objections
March 23, 2022Money will be used to pay for roadway improvements and electric lines.
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China attempts to mediate divisions within ruling Nepal Communist Party
January 7, 2021The NCP originated as a merger between the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in 2018, but now the party is facing internal divides.
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Communist alliance set for victory in Nepal elections
December 15, 2017A coalition of two Communist parties has scored a decisive victory in Nepalese elections.
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Nepal’s communist parties to merge ahead of elections
October 26, 2017The new alliance hopes to win a landslide two-thirds majority in the 275-member lower house, overtaking the Nepali Congress party.
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Nepal’s parliament elects nation’s first female president
October 29, 2015Bidhya Devi Bhandari said her election marked a first step toward assuring the new constitutional guarantees of equality are fulfilled.
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