KATHMANDU: The Election Commission (EC) has invited political parties for discussions on the date of the upcoming local-level elections.
The Commission has called parties recognised as national parties in the House of Representatives for discussions on November 20, Election Commissioner Guru Prasad Wagle said.
Six parties have secured national party status in the House of Representatives — the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Nepali Communist Party, Shram Sanskriti Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP).
Meanwhile, the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal and Rastriya Janamorcha, which have not secured national party status in the House of Representatives, are also considered national-level political parties.
Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa also confirmed that the Election Commission had invited political parties for discussions on November 20 regarding the date of the local-level elections.
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