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Perspectives
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Candidates for the local level elections are advertising more and more on social media, especially Facebook, presenting the Election Commission with new problems it must account for.
Features
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Prominent posts tend to fall on the socially and politically more privileged Yadavs and Terai Brahmin-Chhetris
Perspectives
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Patriarchy alone is not a sufficient explanation for the lack of women in candidate selection for the recently held local elections.
News Analysis
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Registration and voting regulations are making it difficult for many Nepalis to get to the polls
News
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The number of Dalit candidates for top jobs in municipal and village councils is near zero despite commitments for inclusion in the constitution and party documents.
Features
6 min read
The nationwide local elections, held for the second time since Nepal went federal, concluded at 5pm with relatively free and fair voting, amid sporadic incidents of violence.
News
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Oli has effectively become a caretaker prime minister and will need to make way for a new government. But is the political drama prudent in the midst of a pandemic?
Data
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Demographics of the federal legislature