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Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
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Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) is a political party
in Nepal
, formed on September 15, 2005 through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (United) and Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)
. The party is a member of the United Left Front and contributed to the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.
Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar (general secretary of CPN(United)) was named general secretary of the party (he later stepped down) and Prabhu Narayan Chaudhari (president of CPN(M)) is the president of the party. Other politburo
members were:
The founding unification conference also elected a 34-member Central Committee and a 82-member National Council.
The trade union wing of CPN(UM) is Nepal Progressive Trade Union Federation
(NPTUF) and the students wing of the party is the Nepal Progressive Student Federation
(NPSF).
In mid-October 2006, the party went through an internal crisis. Prabhu Narayan Chaudhuri received harsh criticism from party members over his actions as Minister of Land Reforms. On October 14 he was gherao
ed in his office by party cadres. Ten politburo members, including both Manandhar and Chaudhuri, resigned. Chandra Deo Joshi was appointed acting chairman whereas Lok Narayan Subedi became the new general secretary of the party.
In 2007, Ganesh Shah and Chandra Deo Joshi broke away from CPN(UM), and formed a separate CPN (United).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, formed on September 15, 2005 through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (United) and Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) (1991)
Communist Party of Nepal was a Nepalese political party. It was formed on November 1, 1991 by a group of former leaders of the original Communist Party of Nepal that had been expelled from the Communist Party of Nepal...
. The party is a member of the United Left Front and contributed to the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.
Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar (general secretary of CPN(United)) was named general secretary of the party (he later stepped down) and Prabhu Narayan Chaudhari (president of CPN(M)) is the president of the party. Other politburo
Politburo
Politburo , literally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.-Marxist-Leninist states:...
members were:
- Madhav Gyawali
- Hemant Bahadur B.C.
- Tilak Parajuli
- Ganesh Shah
- Lok Narayan Subedi
- Chandra Deo Joshi
- Sharan Bikram Malla
- Sunil Manandhar
- Bhim Prasad Sedhai
- Sahadev Yadav
- Ekraj Pandey
- Thakur Sharma
The founding unification conference also elected a 34-member Central Committee and a 82-member National Council.
The trade union wing of CPN(UM) is Nepal Progressive Trade Union Federation
Nepal Progressive Trade Union Federation
Nepal Progressive Trade Union Federation is a central trade union federation in Nepal. It is the labour wing of the Communist Party of Nepal...
(NPTUF) and the students wing of the party is the Nepal Progressive Student Federation
Nepal Progressive Student Federation
Nepal Progressive Student Federation is a students organisation in Nepal. It is the students wing of the Communist Party of Nepal ....
(NPSF).
In mid-October 2006, the party went through an internal crisis. Prabhu Narayan Chaudhuri received harsh criticism from party members over his actions as Minister of Land Reforms. On October 14 he was gherao
Gherao
Gherao, meaning "encirclement," is a word originally from Hindi and is a typically Indian way of protest. Usually, a group of people would surround a politician or a government building until their demands are met, or answers given...
ed in his office by party cadres. Ten politburo members, including both Manandhar and Chaudhuri, resigned. Chandra Deo Joshi was appointed acting chairman whereas Lok Narayan Subedi became the new general secretary of the party.
In 2007, Ganesh Shah and Chandra Deo Joshi broke away from CPN(UM), and formed a separate CPN (United).