Election Commission has stricter code of conduct but lacks mechanism to monitor it

Observers find many clauses impractical as neither parties can follow them nor officials can check compliance.

On April 5, several fringe parties and the main opposition CPN-UML refused to sign a commitment paper on adhering to the election code of conduct issued by the Election Commission. Their gripe was: they were not consulted while drafting the code of conduct and were being forced to sign it.