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Many political parties and their leaders remained underground or in exile for the next 30 years of "partyless" politics in Nepal. [23] BP Koirala was released from prison in 1968 and went into exile in Benaras, returning in 1976 only to immediately be put in house arrest. [20]
The fourth presidential election of Nepal, to elect the country's third president since the abolition of the monarchy, was held on 9 March 2023. [3]The term of the incumbent president, Bidya Devi Bhandari, first elected in 2015, was set to expire on 13 March 2023.
According to Article 87 of the Constitution, a person who meets the following criteria is qualified to become a member of the National Assembly: [6] citizen of Nepal, completed the age of thirty five years, not having been convicted of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude, not being disqualified by any Federal law, and
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called the vote in Nepal's lower house of parliament after a minor party in his coalition broke apart and its members withdrew support from the government.
The Order of precedence of Nepal is the protocol list (hierarchy) in which the functionaries and officials are listed according to their rank and office in the Government of Nepal. As the country embraces federalism, the government finalized a new order of precedence in April 2019. [ 1 ]
Nepal uses the Sainte-Laguë method to allocate proportional seats. [31] Voting is limited to Nepali citizens aged 18 or over of sound mind and not having been declared ineligible under federal election fraud and punishment laws. [32]
18 June – One person is killed and 25 others are reported missing after heavy rains cause flash floods across Nepal. [30] 19 June – The mayor of the Nepali capital of Kathmandu bans the screenings of Indian films after dialogue in the recent epic film Adipurush stated that Sita from Hindu mythology was born in India instead of Nepal. [31]
In the end of the 18th century, the central politics was regularly dominated by two notable political factions: Thapas and Pandes. [2] As per historians and contemporary writer Francis Hamilton, the government of Nepal [note 2] comprised 1 Chautariya; 4 Kajis; 4 Sirdar/Sardars; 2 Subedars; 1 Khazanchi; 1 Kapardar. [1]