Voting for new UML leadership today
Summary
Voting for the leadership of CPN-UML begins today in Kathmandu with delegates electing 301 positions using electronic voting machines amid internal party conflicts.
Key Points
- Voting for CPN-UML leadership starts at 1pm in Kathmandu with 2,263 delegates electing 301 positions.
- 80 electronic voting machines will be used, and each delegate may take 25 to 30 minutes to vote.
- KP Sharma Oli and Ishwar Pokhrel have filed rival candidacies for the top post.
- Internal party divisions exist with dissatisfaction in Oli's camp and Pokhrel backed by former President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
