Rastriya Janamorcha
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Rastriya Janamorcha (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा, lit. 'National People's Front') is a political party in Nepal. It was originally founded in 1995 as the legal front of Communist Party of Nepal (Masal). Former Deputy Prime Minister, Chitra Bahdur KC is the chairman of the party.[7][8]
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Rastriya Janamorcha राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा | |
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Chairman | Chitra Bahadur K.C.[1] |
Vice-president | Janak Bhatta Durga Paudel |
General secretary | Manoj Bhatta |
Secretary | Him Lal Puri |
Treasurer | Madhu Chhetri |
Founded | 1999 (original) 2006 (reestablished) |
Split from | Janamorcha Nepal |
Headquarters | Budhanilkantha-12, Jyotinagar, Kapan, Kathmandu |
Student wing | All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Sixth) |
Youth wing | All Nepal Democratic Youth Association |
Women's wing | All Nepal Women's Association |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-federalism[2][3] |
Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
National affiliation | Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) |
Alliance | Democratic Left Alliance[4][5][6] |
Seats in National Assembly | 1 / 59 |
Seats in House of Representatives | 1 / 275 |
Seats in Lumbini Provincial Assembly | 1 / 87 |
Mayors/Chairs | 4 / 753 |
Councillors | 159 / 35,011 |
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It was re-founded again in 2006 after breaking away from Janamorcha Nepal and still acts as the legal front for the Mohan Bikram Singh led Communist Party of Nepal (Masal).[9] The party remains as a strong force political force mainly in Baglung and Pyuthan district.
The party advocates decentralization within the former unitary system.[10]