Local Elections 2026
Parties begin campaigns for Nepal local elections
What happened
Nepal’s major parties have started organizing campaigns, district outreach, and candidate selection for upcoming local elections.
Timeline
Campaigns Begin
Oct 27, 05:09Nepal’s major parties began organizing visible local-election campaigns, with district tours and voter outreach getting underway. Nepali Congress 2.0, RSP, Nepali Communist Party and CPN-UML all moved to select candidates and mobilize supporters.
RSP Selection Criteria
Oct 16, 01:51Rastriya Swatantra Party unveiled its Candidate Selection Framework for the local elections, giving primary voting a 40 percent weight. The framework also adds leadership academy training, inclusivity scoring, and limited discretionary selection powers.
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