The constitutional body on Tuesday refused registration for the eight new parties, stating that the parties could not fulfill the necessary criteria. The EC declared Nepal Jana Loktantra Party, Nepal Republic Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rastriya Jana Congress Nepal Party ineligible for registration. [break]
Similarly, Yuva Mahila Janata Party, Yuva Nepal Party, Rastriya Yuva Morcha and Swabhimani Ekata Samaj were also declared ineligible for registration by the EC.
“Some of them could not submit the signatures of 10,000 voters, which is mandatory for new political parties, while some others could not submit documents sought by the commission,” Election Commissioner Dolakh Bahadur Gurung told Republica.
As per existing provisions, political parties must submit their respective manifestoes, party statutes, regulations, flags and election symbols, among other things, while the new political parties are also required to submit the signatures of 10,000 voters, in order to be registered at the EC.
Commissioner Gurung said that some of the eight political parties did not respond to the EC request to come up with the sufficient number of voter signatures.
With the EC´s Wednesday decision, it now has to decide on only about six political parties that have applied for registration with a view to the November poll.
“The commission will finalize the fate of the remaining six political parties within this week,” Gurung added.
According to sources privy to developments, the EC is likely to register Ashok Rai-led Federal Socialist Party, Nepal Communist Party and Akhanda Nepal Party on Wednesday.
The number of political parties registered with the EC has now reached 125. The commission registered 16 new political parties on Sunday, 59 parties on July 24 and 27 on July 25. Likewise, it had registered 23 new parties on August 1.
Altogether 139 political parties had applied for registration at the EC in view of the fresh CA election.
Altogether 75 political parties had registered for the 2008 CA election and 54 of them contested the polls, with 25 getting elected.
The EC had started registering political parties from April 30 in view of the fresh CA polls. The commission has said that the names of the political parties will appear on ballot papers in the same order as they have been registered at the EC.
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