The main responsibility for holding peaceful elections now lies with the government and the Election Commission. Since there has been a significant turnout of parties and voters, the government must do serious homework for a peaceful election.
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The process of registering parties for the House of Representatives elections to be held on 21 Falgun has gained momentum. Since the change in political reality has occurred after the Gen-G movement and its ratification will be through elections, active participation and participation of parties is expected.
Accordingly, the parties that have registered with the Commission have sent a message that they are waiting for the elections. Parties that are ready to move forward by integrating into the basic processes of democracy will strengthen democracy. Therefore, the process of party registration is not just a rush to test their popularity through elections, but also a sense of responsibility to keep democracy alive. However, party registration is just one of the preparatory tasks for the elections. There are many steps left to reach the election results. Parties should actively participate in all the remaining processes. This will not only make the elections successful, but will also ensure a safe landing in the confusing political journey.
The number of parties registered with the Election Commission has reached 129. Recently, 10 new parties have registered. The new parties, the Shram Sanskriti Party, the Dynamic Democratic Party, the Civil Liberation Party Nepal and the National Parivartan Party, the National Janmat Party, the CPN-Maoist, and the Rashtra Nirman Dal Nepal, have already received party registration certificates. There is a legal provision that the listed parties must re-register to participate in the elections. The Commission has set a deadline from 1 to 10 Mangsir for parties wishing to participate in the House of Representatives elections to register. As of Friday, 40 parties have applied to the Election Commission. Although it is a natural undertaking for old parties to register, the number of new parties being registered should be considered significant. Because, the initiative to register new parties can be interpreted as an incentive to take the initiative to implement their agenda. It also provides more options to the people.
Politics is moving forward in a new way after the Gen-G movement. Therefore, there is no consensus among everyone about the current political journey and the elections. The second largest party in the dissolved House of Representatives, the CPN-UML, has been expressing doubts about the elections. However, it has also moved ahead with the preparations for the elections.
UML Deputy Secretary General Pradeep Gyawali has said that the party will be registered for the elections. The party was registered on Sunday itself after the Congress decided to go for the House of Representatives elections in the Central Working Committee meeting. This decision by the largest party in the dissolved House of Representatives is expected to increase the atmosphere of the elections. Several other parties have already registered. In a situation where no influential party has decided to stay out of the election, it is not advisable to continue expressing doubts about the election. Additional proactivity from the government to the commission is required to successfully conclude this.
Along with party registration, the registration of new voters has also been seen as significant. 837,094 people have applied within the deadline given by the commission until 5 Mangsir. According to the commission, the number of people who applied for registration of names by giving biometrics at the election office from 9 Asoj to 5 Mangsir is 344,914. The link to the voter list was linked to the national circular from 27 Kartik. Since then, the number of people who applied through the national identity card in a week has been 492,180. New names will be included in the voter list only after completing the legal process including filing claims and objections against the names compiled according to the Voter List Act. The commission will publish the final voter list on 20 Mangsir.
Those who registered new names for the election are basically young people. This seems to have increased interest in elections among the younger generation. There are many grievances and resentments among the new generation towards politics. The Gen-G movement was a manifestation of that. Now, if we can select a leadership who is committed to good governance, capable, and can take the lead in public interest work through the upcoming elections, the young generation will get the political environment they are looking for.
On the other hand, if the new generation wants to establish politics as they want, if they want work to be done at the pace and rhythm they want, if they want the leadership to rule as they want, then they should be able to choose the option of directly entering politics themselves. They can decide to win the trust of the people by becoming a candidate themselves and participating in the governance process. Otherwise, as an active voter, they can play a role in winning the candidate of their choice. Constructive pressure can be exerted from established parties to give tickets to good people.
Now the main responsibility of holding peaceful elections lies with the government and the Election Commission. Since it has already indicated that there will be significant participation of parties and voters, the government should do serious homework for peaceful elections. Misunderstandings are emerging between the old political parties and the new generation in society.
Political dialogue should be held to reduce misunderstandings. A political solution should be found. There is fear because prisoners escaped and police weapons were also looted during the Gen-G movement. Therefore, a security strategy should be made. The security of candidates and voters should be ensured. It should also be ensured that the election will be fair. For that, the Commission and the government should give confidence. In the background that the parties have moved forward and the voters are ready, the government and the Commission should also play their role actively to successfully conduct the election.
