Decay of the party system

Political culture will suffer if parties adopt a nepotistic approach to politics.

There has been considerable global debate of late concerning the state of democracy, especially with the global intelligentsia worried about its deteriorating values. Nepal, which has had several trysts with democracy in the past, institutionalised it through its constitution in 2015. Despite these positive developments, the country is still plagued by the global deterioration of democracy. The primary yet ignored aspect in this debacle has been the decline of the party system. This decline is a more significant indication of the fall of democracy than issues such as attacks on individual freedom, manipulation of independent institutions, and lack of transparency in governance.