Alliance for local polls raises spectre of the notorious ‘all-party mechanisms’

The so-called all-party committees were a tool for the parties to share the spoils, and experts fear a repeat of the practice that will degenerate into kleptocracy.

When Nepal held local elections in 2017, they were first under the new constitution that restructured the country as a federal republic. The last elections, the first in 20 years, heralded a new beginning as they opened a new opportunity for local participation in government, a key step towards strengthening federalism.