This update primarily explores into the internal factors—political, administrative, and functional aspects—that have led to delays in the law-making process. It also examines the implications of these delays within Nepal’s federal parliament.

This political update explores the reasons behind the failure of some cooperatives to meet their financial obligations and will explore the potential consequences of the agreement on the cooperative landscape.

On March 9, 2023, a bill proposing amendments to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and, and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2014, has registered in the House of Representatives (HoR). While the sub-committee in the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee of the HoR has agreed on many aspects of the bill, the bill is currently pending in the committee. The victims of the conflict have demanded that the points to be discussed in the current bill should be changed and passed soon. The delay in its passage is attributed to political negotiations and the conflicting interests of the ruling party and the opposition. Therefore, it is crucial to pass the bill and conclude the work related to transitional justice with the participation and cooperation of the victims. This Political Situation Update explores reasons for this legislative delay.

This political update is focused on election preparations by district elections offices, offices of returning officers, and activities of political parties and candidates.

This analysis update aims to inform and analyze the number, type, nature, actor, cause and impact of incidents. This update tracks and analyzes political incidents occurred between December 2020 and December 2021.

There were 32 political incidents recorded between January 8 and February 7, 2018. 29 incidents were related to protests over the location of provincial capitals, in at least four of those incidents the protesters clashed with police resulting into multiple injuries. Two incidents involved demonstrations against moving local level centers and one incident entailed a protest against the language used by provincial assembly members during the first province assembly meeting in Province 2.

There were 47 political incidents recorded between December 8 and January 7, 2017, the one-month period after the completion of the second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections. Of all the incidents recorded during this period, 20 were related to the parliamentary and provincial elections.

Of all the incidents recorded during this period: 50 incidents were related to unidentified groups and improvised explosive devices (IEDs); eight incidents involved the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN); two incidents entailed inter-party disputes; one incident involved a clash between political party cadres and police; two incidents concerned persons being arrested with explosive devices; one incident entailed a polling officer being arrested with 50 illegally cast votes.