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The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nepali pronunciation: [rasʈrijʌ prʌˈd͡zatʌntrʌ ˈpa(r)ʈi]; Nepali: राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी, lit. 'National Democratic Party'; abbr. RPP, RaPraPa (Nepali: राप्रपा)) is a constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist political party in ...
Mar 12, 2024 · Supporters of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or national democratic party, wave their flags during a pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 21, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory.
National parties. A party registered with the Election Commission of Nepal is recognised as a national party only if it fulfils the two conditions listed below: [ 2][ 3] The party needs to win at least one FPTP seat in Pratinidhi Sabha.
PartyFoundedPolitical PositionIdeologyNepali Congress नेपाली ...1950Centre to centre-leftSocial democracy Third wayCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified ...1991Communism Marxism–Leninism People's ...Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) ...1994Communism Prachanda PathRastriya Swatantra Party (National ...2022Centre to Centre-right- Founding, 2006–2008
- Constituent Assembly, 2008–2015
- Unification, 2015–2016
- Revival, 2022-Present
It was started as a breakaway faction of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party under leadership of Kamal Thapa, home minister under King Gyanendra's direct rule. Thapa resigned as party chair in October 2006. RPP won the largest number of mayors in the 2006 municipal election. Rajaram Shrestha won in the capital Kathmandu; also Khadga Prasad Palungua in D...
The party won four seats in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. At the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly on May 28, 2008, the party was the only party to oppose the declaration of a republic; there were 560 votes in favor of a republic and only the party's four votes against. Thapa subsequently said on June 20, 2008 that the country fac...
When the party joined the government of Khadga Prasad Oli, Bikram Bahadur Thapa and Kunti Devi Shahi became state ministers. On 21 November 2016, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal and Rastriya Prajtantra Party announced their unification. The new party retained the name of Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The new party had a total strength of 37 in the P...
On 13 February 2022, Kamal Thapa who had prior made a declaration of leaving Rastriya Prajatantra Party made a press release about joining the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal soon as the national president of the party. After the revival, the party left the agenda of Constitutional monarchy which the party had taken as its ideology for a long peri...
Apr 9, 2024 · Supporters of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or national democratic party are hit by water cannon used by policemen as they take part in a protest demanding a restoration of Nepal’s monarchy in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Mar 13, 2024 · Supporters of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or national democratic party, wave their flags during a pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP. Has Nepal lost faith in the democratic process? Thousands of Nepalese are protesting in Kathmandu, calling for the republic to be abolished.
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