With imprudent candidate selection, party leaders frustrate the public and experts alike

With parliamentary elections coming near, people ideally should have been more excited for the candidates they are voting for. However, after some promising aspirants did not get a chance to file nominations on behalf of their parties, people look more frustrated than ever. That frustration with the candidate selection process can be seen in the social media posts of netizens in Nepal.

Along with the public, many political observers and experts are unhappy with the way the party heads have chosen the candidates. For them, the way the party heads have selected Nepal election candidates has not given a promising future for the country’s democracy .