CPN UML Continues with Old Leadership Amidst Party Reform Debate
Summary
CPN UML has decided to continue under its old leadership despite months of internal debate over restructuring and generational change. Chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior leaders Bishnu Paudel and Shankar Pokharel backed away from efforts to push for leadership transition at the party’s Central Committee meeting.
Key Points
- The CPN UML has dropped the push for restructuring and will move ahead with its existing leadership structure.
- Bishnu Paudel and Shankar Pokharel, who had earlier supported leadership change, reversed course at the Central Committee meeting.
- KP Sharma Oli admitted mistakes in the party’s election review report but insisted he should continue leading the organization.
- Analysts say the party’s decline will not be reversed unless both its leadership style and internal working culture change.
