Maoist-led leftist unity moves ahead amid doubts

Analysts say the new party’s influence will depend on its public agenda while critics question the same old faces.

In a bid to revive Nepal’s fading communist influence, the CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist), along with seven other little-known leftist parties, on Sunday agreed to merge into a single party in the wake of the anti-corruption Gen Z movement that toppled the CPN-UML-led government.