Opinion | Mend or end
Summary
The CPN-UML faces a severe crisis after a major electoral defeat, with internal calls for reform met by denial and conspiracy accusations from its leadership.
Key Points
- The CPN-UML lost more than two-thirds of its seats in the March 5 elections, reducing it to 25 seats.
- Party leadership, including KP Sharma Oli and Ram Bahadur Thapa, deny faults and spread conspiracy theories regarding the election defeat.
- Some party members are campaigning for radical reorganization and a special general convention to reform the party.
- The leadership's resistance to change risks further electoral defeats in upcoming local and provincial elections.
