KATHMANDU: The Maoist Center has decided to keep “options open” to form a coalition government even with CPN-UML party.

A meeting of the party held on Saturday discussed about “keeping the option of forming a new government open” with all political parties, including the UML.

Party leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara said they reviewed the election result and discussed new government formation.

Even though the party has not decided to quit the current coalition, it has decided to keep all options open.

When asked whether the option of forming a government together with the UML has been kept open, Mahara said, “All options are open, but we have not decided to leave or break the previous alliance.”

The Maoist Center has been demanding that it should be able to lead the government in the first phase.