Deposed Nepal PM Oli gets re-elected as CPN-UML chair for third term

Ousted Nepal Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli was connected Thursday (December 18, 2025) elected arsenic the CPN-UML’s president for the 3rd consecutive word with a two-thirds majority.

Mr. Oli was elected the Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) president successful a contention held 3 months aft his authorities was forced to resign pursuing a protest.

During the 11th wide normal of the enactment that concluded connected Thursday (December 18, 2025), Mr. Oli secured 1,663 votes against his hostile Ishwor Pokharel, who received 584 votes, according to enactment sources.

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Mr. Pokharel, 71, had received the backing of erstwhile President Bidya Devi Bhandari, his rival successful the statesmanlike election.

The normal started with a nationalist gathering successful the Bhaktapur territory and concluded with the predetermination of Mr. Oli and different bureau bearers and cardinal committee members of the party.

Shankar Pokhare, from Mr. Oli’s panel, was elected to the station of General Secretary of the enactment for the 2nd term. He defeated Surendra Pandey, erstwhile concern minister, who contested the predetermination from Mr. Pokharel’s panel.

Among 19 bureau bearers of the party, 17 were elected from Mr. Oli’s panel, portion 2 were from Mr. Pokharel’s panel.

Prithvi Subba Gurung, Bishnu Paudel, Raghuji Panta, Ram Bahadur Thapa and Gokarna Bishta person been elected to the station of Vice President. Among them, lone Gokarna Bishta is from Mr. Oli’s rival team.

Similarly, among 3 lawman wide secretaries, Lekh Raj Bhatta, Yogesh Bhattarai and Raghubir Mahaseth, Bhattarai is from Mr. Pokharel’s team. All 9 secretaries were elected from Mr. Oli’s team.

Hundreds of cadres belonging to Mr. Oli took retired a triumph procession successful Kathmandu’s Bhrikutimandap, wherever the wide normal was held, soon aft the predetermination results were out.

Mr. Oli has been successful the apical station of the enactment for much than a decade. He was elected to the party's seat during the ninth and the tenth conventions arsenic good with a comfy majority.