Opinion | Legacy parties can no longer ignore the need for reform
Summary
Legacy parties are still bargaining over power and ministerial portfolios while failing to address deep internal conflicts and public frustration. Their refusal to reform could weaken them further in future elections.
Key Points
- The CPN-UML and Nepali Communist Party are still undecided on sharing provincial ministerial portfolios despite agreeing to form governments together.
- Internal conflict in the Nepali Congress continues, with Sher Bahadur Deuba and Gagan Thapa at the center of a leadership dispute.
- The article argues that the old parties have not learned from youth protests and electoral rejection, and could lose further ground if they do not reform.
- Power struggles in the parties are portrayed as harming public confidence and weakening democratic accountability.
