Vote Counting Concludes for Federal Parliament Elections; Proportional Representation Results Finalized
Summary
Vote counting for Nepal's Federal Parliament elections has concluded with the Rastriya Swatantra Party leading both direct and proportional representation seats. Major parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML saw a decline in votes compared to previous elections.
Key Points
- Vote counting for both first-past-the-post and proportional representation seats in Nepal's Federal Parliament elections has concluded.
- Rastriya Swatantra Party leads significantly with 125 direct seats and 57 PR seats, totaling 182 seats, a major increase from 21 in the previous election.
- Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have experienced a significant decline in PR votes compared to the previous election.
- A total of 67 political parties participated, with some parties failing to achieve national party status, allowing Shram Sanskriti Party to emerge.
