Parties

Encyclopedia of Nepal · 10 items

Nepali Congress

Party of the incumbent head of government

social democracy, democratic socialism, Third Way

Founded: 1947
Current leader: Gagan Kumar Thapa

Left

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

communism, social democracy

Founded: 1991
Current leader: K. P. Sharma Oli

Nepal Workers Peasants Party

Maoism, Juche

Founded: 1991

Rastriya Swatantra Party

Founded: 2022
Current leader: Rabi Lamichhane

Rastriya Prajatantra Party

constitutional monarchy, economic liberalism, Hindu nationalism

Founded: 1990
Current leader: Kamal Thapa

Left

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)

communism, Marxism–Leninism

Founded: 2021
Current leader: Madhav Kumar Nepal

National People's Front

communism, decentralization

Founded: 1999

Communist Party of Nepal

communism

Founded: 2002

Centre-left

Loktantrik Samajbadi Party

social democracy, democratic socialism, Third Way

Founded: 2021

Nepali Communist Party (2025)

communism, Marxism–Leninism

Founded: 2025

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