On the same boat

Small parties like to blame the big ones for being undemocratic. Yet they are often worse.

Following the Constituent Assembly’s overthrow of absolute monarchy in 2008, Nepal is being ruled by political parties. Some combination of the Big Three–the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML, and the CPN (Maoist Centre)—have been at the helm since then. In this time, people have been increasingly disenchanted by their performance. Recent election results suggest the electorate is looking for alternatives.