United Left Front (Nepal, 2002)
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United Left Front a joint front of Nepal
ese communist parties. ULF was founded on October 3, 2002, with the aim of mobilizing against the autocratic rule in the country.
The founding constituents of ULF were:
CPN(MLM) and NSP(Malema) later merged to form the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre). CPN(M) and CPN(United) merged to form the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
. Therefore as of 2006 the coalition consisted of:
ULF joined part the Seven Party Alliance
(now Eight Party Alliance), and took part in the 2006 Loktantra Andolan. When the interim parliament
was formed in January 2007, ULF got to nominate three MPs, C.P. Mainali of CPN(ML), Ganesh Shah of CPN(UM) and N.K. Prasai of CPN(MLM Centre).
All constituents of ULF experienced splits in late 2006/early 2007, leading to the break-up of the ULF. Splinter-groups of CPN(ML) and CPN(MLM Centre) merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unified). CPN(UM) was split as Ganesh Shah set up a separate Communist Party of Nepal (United). CPN(UM) and CPN(Unified) formed one ULF, and the remainder of the original ULF retained theirs. In September 2007 CPN(MLM Centre) merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
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...
ese communist parties. ULF was founded on October 3, 2002, with the aim of mobilizing against the autocratic rule in the country.
The founding constituents of ULF were:
- 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...
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (2002)Communist Party of Nepal , a political party in Nepal formed by C.P. Mainali when the CPN reunified with Communist Party of Nepal...
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)Communist Party of Nepal , was a minor communist party in Nepal. The party was as founded in 1981 by Krishna Das Shrestha. Initially it was known as the Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party...
- Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi)Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi)Nepal Samyabadi Party was a small communist party in Nepal, formed out of a split from the Communist Party of Nepal . The party was often called NSP or Communist Party of Nepal . The general secretary of NSP was Nanda Kumar Prasai...
- Communist Party of Nepal (United)Communist Party of Nepal (United)Communist Party of Nepal was a political party in Nepal. In 1991, after the first general election, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal...
CPN(MLM) and NSP(Malema) later merged to form the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre). CPN(M) and CPN(United) merged to form the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
Communist Party of Nepal is a political party in Nepal, formed on September 15, 2005 through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal...
. Therefore as of 2006 the coalition consisted of:
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre)
- Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)Communist Party of Nepal is a political party in Nepal, formed on September 15, 2005 through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal...
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (2002)Communist Party of Nepal , a political party in Nepal formed by C.P. Mainali when the CPN reunified with Communist Party of Nepal...
ULF joined part the Seven Party Alliance
Seven Party Alliance
The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. They spearheaded the Loktantra Andolan.The alliance was made up of the following parties:* Nepali Congress...
(now Eight Party Alliance), and took part in the 2006 Loktantra Andolan. When the interim parliament
Interim legislature of Nepal
On January 15, 2007 the Pratinidhi Sabha, the legislature of Nepal, was dissolved and a new Interim legislature was formed. The old parliament was elected in 1999...
was formed in January 2007, ULF got to nominate three MPs, C.P. Mainali of CPN(ML), Ganesh Shah of CPN(UM) and N.K. Prasai of CPN(MLM Centre).
All constituents of ULF experienced splits in late 2006/early 2007, leading to the break-up of the ULF. Splinter-groups of CPN(ML) and CPN(MLM Centre) merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unified). CPN(UM) was split as Ganesh Shah set up a separate Communist Party of Nepal (United). CPN(UM) and CPN(Unified) formed one ULF, and the remainder of the original ULF retained theirs. In September 2007 CPN(MLM Centre) merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
See also
- United Left Front (Nepal) (1990)United Left Front (Nepal) (1990)United Left Front, an alliance of communist parties who opposed the authocratic regime in Nepal. ULF was formed in 1990. It conducted joint movement together with the Nepali Congress...