RPP-Nepal candidates to contest local poll with UML’s election symbol
KATHMANDU, April 13: The CPN-UML and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal led by Kamal Thapa have agreed to forge an electoral alliance in the upcoming local level election.
The Election Commission (EC) has arranged a ballot paper with a red election symbol on white background for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election system to choose the House of Representatives and Province Assembly members in the upcoming elections.
KATHMANDU, April 13: The main opposition party, CPN-UML, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Nepal have agreed that the RPP Nepal will contest in local polls using UML’s election symbol.
The two parties have also maintained that if those RPP leaders contesting using UML’s election symbol win the election, they will still be in the RPP Nepal.
The two parties will also forge an election alliance in upcoming local elections scheduled on May 10.
The meeting held between the two parties on Wednesday was attended by Chairman of RPP Nepal, Kamal Thapa and Vice-Chairman of UML, Vishnu Poudel and General Secretary Shankar Pokharel.
The Election Commission (EC) has clarified that it has decided to prepare ballot papers in the forthcoming local level election by putting details with a green election symbol on a white background as it is voter and enumerator friendly.
The Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN-Unified Socialist has decided to pick a 'pen' as the election symbol of the party.
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KATHMANDU, October 8: The CPN (Unified Socialist) has decided to change its election symbol.
A standing committee meeting held on Thursday took a decision to change its earlier proposed election symbol (book). The party has now decided to make ‘Pen’ its election symbol.
“The party will visit the Election Commission on Friday or Sunday after completing the process to change the election symbol,” said Jaganath Kathiwada, spokesperson of the party.
The party’s decision to change its election symbol came at the time when the party merged with the Nepal Communist Party (Unified)-led by Jeevan Rai.
Earlier, Pen was the election symbol of the Nepal Communist Party (Unified).
