Leaders aren’t gods, and progress is possible only through collective leadership
A fusion of Balen Shah and the Rastriya Swatantra Party makes this election’s result representative of the Gen Z mandate.
A fusion of Balen Shah and the Rastriya Swatantra Party makes this election’s result representative of the Gen Z mandate.
Such a supermajority means the government has no excuses. It will have the power to resolve everything within the parliament.
The path to public positions for women remains blocked by patriarchal gatekeeping and a ‘culture of ‘tokenism’.
A simple majority in the House of Representatives requires 138 seats while a two-thirds majority will require winning 184 seats.
In Nepal, two-thirds of the population is below the age of 35, yet the state and politics were controlled by those above 60. This massive imbalance makes rebellion inevitable.
If the Election Commission becomes punitive in order to impose the code of conduct, the situation will not be pleasant for the parties or candidates.
Leaders will only follow the election code of conduct when they are compelled to do so by legislation.
Security forces will not allow any group to compromise the democratic right of 18.9 million citizens to cast their ballots.
Through structural reforms, the Gen Z spirit will be fully integrated into the party’s permanent structure.
Use of force on Gen Z protesters fell outside standards of legitimacy, necessity and proportionality.
Leaders are still using rhetoric to shape their narrative rather than engaging in substantive policy work.
Every 10 years, we should review the constitution in order to reflect the aspirations of the people. However, the changes must not be forced from the streets.
An agreement should be implementable. I do not think the one between the Gen Z representatives and the government will be implemented in full.
Our first agenda is to restructure the party leadership. In this context, we hope Chairman Oli will hand over power voluntarily.
We produce enough doctors, including specialists. The problem lies in our failure to create enough lucrative positions for those doctors.