Nepal: Election Commission proposes general elections on November 18

Kathmandu: Nepal  Election Commission (EC) wants the government to hold the federal and provincial elections in one phase on November 18 this year, the commission authorities said.

During a meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at Baluwatar, the official residence of the prime minister, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya and election commissioners recommended the date, a spokesperson for the commission Shaligram Sharma Poudel said.