CPN (UML)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (एमाले) |
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| President | Khadga Prasad Oli |
| Founded | January 6, 1991 |
| Headquarters | Balkhu, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Student wing | All Nepal National Free Students Union |
| Youth wing | Youth Association Nepal (YAN) |
| Labour wing | General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions |
| Ideology |
Communism, Marxism–Leninism, People's Multiparty Democracy |
| Political position | Left-wing to Far-left |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties. |
| Constituent Assembly |
175 / 601
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| www.cpnuml.org | |
The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), also known as CPN–UML and CPN (UML), is one of the two largest political parties and the largest communist party in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist). CPN (UML) was a product of the Jana Andolan (People's Movement) uprising where communists, together with the Nepali Congress, played a major role to restore democracy in Nepal.
In the most recent elections, the CPN–UML emerged as the second largest party in the Constituent Assembly winning 175 out of 575 seats.
The fifth party congress (and the first one after the unification, the four first being of the original Communist Party of Nepal) was held in Kathmandu in January 1993. People's Multiparty Democracy was adopted as the party programme. Madan Bhandari was elected General Secretary and Man Mohan Adhikari was elected Chairman. Later the same year Bhandari died in a vehicle incident at Dashdhunga in Chitwan. After Bhandari's death, Madhav Kumar Nepal was elected General Secretary, and he remained in post until 2008.
In December 1994, CPN (UML) formed a minority government, which lasted nine months. Man Mohan Adhikari was elected Prime Minister and Madhav Kumar Nepal became Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1997, CPN (UML) participated in a non-Nepali Congress government, with a faction of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party and the Nepal Sadbhavana Party, and held the Deputy Prime Ministership.
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