How Nepal can avoid a political debacle

The new government would do well to focus on good governance.

The British and French elections in early July this year serve as cautionary tales for Nepali leaders. An article in the British news magazine The Economist (July 13) titled “Lord, make us proportional-but not yet” offers insightful analysis. It examines the outcome of the July elections and discusses the mismatch between the electorate’s volatile party loyalty and its first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The article concludes that recalibration of the FPTP system would soon be necessary.