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Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (माओवादी केन्द्र) | |
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| Chairperson | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Senior Deputy Chairperson | Narayan Kaji Shrestha |
| General secretary | Dev Gurung |
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| Founded |
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| 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 | |
| Political position | Far-left[4][5] |
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| Alliance | Samajbadi Morcha[6] |
| Slogan | "Let us march ahead on the path of struggle towards establishing the people's rule by wrecking the reactionary ruling system of the state" |
| Armed wing | People's Liberation Army, Nepal (dissolved after peace agreement) |
| ECN Status | National Party |
| House of Representatives | 30 / 275
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| National Assembly | 15 / 59
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| Provincial Assemblies | 82 / 550
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| Chief Ministers | 0 / 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 (माओवादी केन्द्र)), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre) or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal and a member party of Samajbadi Morcha.[7] It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre). The party launched an armed struggle in 1996 against the Nepalese government. In 2006, the party formally joined mainstream politics after signing a peace agreement following the 2006 Nepalese revolution.[8]
Pushpa Kamal Dahal has served as the leader of the party since its foundation. The party holds 32 seats in the House of Representatives making them the third largest parliamentary group. Dahal recently served as Prime Minister of Nepal as part of a ruling coalition following the 2022 general election for almost 1.5 years to 2024 July.[9] The party has previously led three previous governments; in 2008 and 2016 under Dahal, and in 2013 under Baburam Bhattarai.[10][11][12]
The party was formed in 1994 with same name as its parent party Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) and was named as the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in 1996. After the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal) and its electoral front, Janamorcha Nepal merged with the party in 2009, the unified party came to be known as the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The party emerged in its current state in 2016 following the unification of various splinter groups with the party.[13][14]
The party was dissolved on 17 May 2018, after merging with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) to create the Nepal Communist Party but was revived on 8 March 2021 following a Supreme Court ruling in favor of Rishi Kattel, who had claimed the Nepal Communist Party name.[15][16] The party claimed to have 750,000 members as of December 2021, making them the third largest party in Nepal by membership.[17]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Socialist Front comprising four leftist parties announced".
- ^ "Socialist Front comprising four leftist parties announced". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Nepal govt, Maoists sign accord to end civil war". DAWN.COM. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Dahal sworn in as prime minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Pokharel, Tilak; Sengupta, Somini (15 August 2008). "Nepal Elects a Maoist to Be the Prime Minister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ PTI. "Prachanda is new Nepal PM". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Baburam Bhattarai elected prime minister of Nepal". BBC News. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Nepali leading CPN-M unified with minor communist party – People's Daily Online". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Ten Maoist parties merge to form CPN Maoist Centre". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Nepal's 2 major parties merge to form Nepal Communist Party – Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Ghimire, Yubaraj (8 March 2021). "Nepal top court quashes 2018 formation of ruling Nepal Communist Party". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Adhikari, Ashok (8 December 2021). "जनाधार बलियो बनाउँदै दल" [Parties strengthening base] (PDF). Gorkhapatra. Nepal. p. 1. Retrieved 11 December 2022.