Prachanda seeks coalition govt led by Maoists

Maoist chief Prachanda on Sunday met communist leaders to build support for a coalition government under his...

Maoist chief Prachanda on Sunday met communist leaders to build support for a coalition government under his leadership in Nepal, a day after floating a 50-point common minimum programme (CMP) that seeks to allay the fears of the mainstream parties.

“Our meeting with senior Maoist leaders, including Prachanda, at CPN-UML central office in Balkhu on Sunday focused on forging a national consensus to form a new government,” said Communist Party of Nepal-UML (CPN-UML) leader Bhim Rawal, who participated in the meeting.

He said the CPN-UML will hold a meeting with senior leaders of Nepali Congress in a bid to forge consensus to form a government, which has been delayed due to disagreement among the mainstream parties.

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The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) on Saturday announced a 50-point CMP reiterating their commitment to multi-party democracy, federal system of governance and human rights.

The Maoists CMP will be discussed among the four major political parties on Monday and we will arrive at a decision on the formation of the government, Rawal said.

After agreeing on the CMP the issue relating to power sharing will be discussed, he stressed.

The deadline set by President Ram Baran Yadav for the Maoists to forge a consensus to form a new government ends on Tuesday. There should be an understanding among the major parties before the deadline expires, Rawal said.