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Kathmandu — Eight communist parties, including the CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist), have agreed to merge into a single party. According to a joint statement issued after signing the unity agreement, the new unified party will adopt the “Star” as its election symbol.
माओवादी केन्द्र र एकीकृत समाजवादीसहित ८ कम्युनिष्ट दलबीच एकता, चुनाव चिन्ह ‘तारा’
The agreement was signed at the Maoist Centre’s central office in Paris Danda by Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal, Janasamajbadi Party Chair Subasraj Kafle, Nepal Socialist Party Chair Mahendra Raya Yadav, CPN General Secretary Chiran Pun, CPN Socialist Chair Raju Karki, CPN Maoist Socialist Chair Karnajit Budhathoki, and CPN Samyabadi Chair Prem Bahadur Singh.
As per the agreement, a National Unity Convention will be held on Kartik 19, followed by a formal Unity General Convention within six months. The Unified Socialist Central Committee had decided on Friday to proceed with the unification process with the Maoist Centre and other left parties.
