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Follow Nepal's historic federal elections with us.
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Features
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The PM creates chaos, and invites ridicule for dissolving parliament at a time when he should be focusing on the Covid-19 crisis
Features
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Mass protests demanding a return to monarchy and a Hindu state show the public’s simmering discontentment with a left-led government
Features
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Prominent posts tend to fall on the socially and politically more privileged Yadavs and Terai Brahmin-Chhetris
Features
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Throughout his career, Upendra Koirala has occupied a set of high profile positions by appeasing communist leaders
COVID19
Features
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Vaccinating Nepalis will cost billions of rupees, but the Oli government would rather divert government funds towards election preparations
News Analysis
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Registration and voting regulations are making it difficult for many Nepalis to get to the polls
Opinions
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The campaigns revealed that either the idea of provinces hasn’t yet filtered down to the street level, or the federal project has been deliberately weakened
