55 CC members, 30 lawmakers verify CPN (Unified Socialist)

KATHMANDU, August 25: As many as 55 central committee (CC) members and 30 lawmakers of the CPN-UML have authenticated the newly-registered CPN (Unified Socialist) party led by Madhav Kumar Nepal.

Earlier, after the issuance of a ‘party-split’ ordinance, the splinter faction of UML had registered a separate political party. Following the registration, the Election Commission had summoned CPN (Unified Socialist) on Wednesday for authentication.

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If Nepal becomes able to garner the support of 20 percent of members of either the central committee or parliamentary party committee, he will be able to successfully form a new political party.