Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी | |
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| Leader | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Founded | 1994 as CPN (Maoist) 2008 as Unified CPN (Maoist) 2016 as CPN (Maoist Centre) 8 March 2021 (second iteration) |
| Dissolved | 17 May 2018 (first iteration) |
| Split from | CPN (Unity Centre) |
| Merged into | Nepal Communist Party[1][2][3] (first iteration) (2018–2021) |
| Headquarters | Perisdanda, Koteshwor, Kathmandu |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism–Prachanda Path Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Far-left[4][5] |
| International affiliation | RIM (defunct) CCMPOSA |
| Slogan | "Let us march ahead on the path of struggle towards establishing the people's rule by wrecking the reactionary ruling system of state" |
| Armed wing | People's Liberation Army, Nepal (dissolved after peace agreement) |
| House of Representatives | 49 / 275
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| National Assembly | 16 / 59
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| Provincial Assemblies | 99 / 550
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| Chief Ministers | 2 / 7
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| Mayors/Chairs | 121 / 753
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| Councillors | 5,044 / 35,011
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The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (Nepali: नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN(MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "NCP commits to social justice and economic prosperity : Co-chairs PM Oli and Dahal". thehimalayantimes.com. 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "UML and Maoist Centre to form Nepal Communist Party tomorrow". 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Nepal: Left alliance unifies to form single party". www.aninews.in.
- ↑ Nepali Journal of Contemporary Studies. Vol. 7. Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies. 2007. p. 2.
- ↑ Sajjad, Tazreena (2013). Transitional Justice in South Asia: A Study of Afghanistan and Nepal. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-135-98201-0.
