"We will not accept the election if it is held under the ´existing situation´," reads a press statement issued by CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung on behalf of the alliance.
The alliance also decided to give continuity to its protests and make public new protest programs. According to the statement, the alliance is scheduled to organise a transport strike for 15 minutes in all cities of the country at 4 pm on 27 June. Similarly, the alliance is scheduled to hold a motorcycle rally with black flags from 4 pm to 5 pm on July 5.
The alliance demanded that the government provide compensation and a rehabilitation package to the flood and landslide victims and carry out rescue measures promptly.
The alliance has been holding protests demanding the scrapping of the 25-point ordinance for removing constitutional difficulties.
The alliance is against the formation process of the Khila Raj Regmi-led government and has also turned down talks proposals from the government, putting forward preconditions.
But the government has already announced elections for November 19 without consulting the agitating forcces.
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