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Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) of the Chinese embassy in Nepal Wang Shin held a meeting with Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden on Saturday. During the meeting, DCM Wang Shin discussed power sharing with Chairman Lingden. According to a source, Wang Shin expressed his concern about the role of Rastriya Prajatantra Party in the to be formed new government. The source claimed that China wants to expand relations with RPP in the coming days. The RPP, which has long been advocating for monarchy, won 14 seats in the House of Representatives election.  

CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane held a meeting at the latter’s residence in Balkot, Bhaktapur on Friday. During the meeting, the duo discussed power sharing mechanisms among other issues. “The two leaders discussed the process of forming a new government among other issues on Friday night,” a Balkot source said. The UML, which emerged as the second largest party from the recently held elections, has been holding consultations with various parties to discuss the process of government formation. Oli and Lamichhane held the meeting as part of the same, the source said. “The ruling coalition has also taken ahead the process to form a new government. As the second largest party, we also deserve to lead the government. That is why, we are intensifying meetings with leaders of various other political parties,” a party leader said. The UML won 78 seats and the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 20 seats in the November 20 elections.  

The CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to elect the Parliamentary Party leader only after the House of Representatives (HoR) members elected under the proportional representation (PR) system on behalf of the party receive certificates of the election. The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to present certificates to the candidates elected under the PR system on December 18. Chief secretary at the Office of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Shreeram Dhakal said that there is no dispute on choosing the Parliamentary Party leader like other parties. He said that existing parliamentary leader and party Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is highly likely to get elected to the post unanimously.   The party has no differing views in regard with electing the leader unanimously. The party has won 18 seats under the first-past-the-post system and 14 towards the PR in the HoR during November 20 elections.  

CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal held separate meetings with Nepal Samajbadi Party Chairman Baburam Bhattarai and Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand to discuss power sharing and to chart out a future strategy. On the occasion, the leaders discussed power sharing and the role of coalition, a Khumaltar source said. Recently, Dahal has intensified meetings with leaders of various political parties to ask them to help him in the prime ministerial race. Earlier on December 5, a meeting of the ruling coalition had decided to form a new government from the incumbent alliance. But, the Maoist Center leaders have intensified meetings and behind-the-curtain negotiations at present to form the new government under their party's leadership. Also Read: Dahal’s power grab ploy Dahal has been urging the Nepali Congress leaders to help him become the prime minister in the first phase after the elections, saying that he made Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba the prime minister by his efforts following a dispute in the Nepal Communist Party. A way to form a new government has been opened after the Election Commission submitted the election results report to President Bidya Devi Bhandari today. There is a provision that the President has to a Parliament meeting after the government recommends the date to the President to convene a meeting of the House of Representatives.