Nepal Election Commission Issues 20-Point Directive Ahead of House of Representatives Poll

In Nepal, the Election Commission (EC) has issued a 20-point directive to the political parties in view of the elections for the House of Representatives members, scheduled for 5th March next year. Likewise, the EC has set the date of the upper house, National Assembly, elections for December next year, 26. In order to ensure inclusive proportional representation in the election system, each political party has to guarantee representation of women candidates in a way that ensures one-third representation, and nominate candidates to ensure gender and inclusive representation in the first-past-the-post election.