A four-party Socialist Front has been announced on Monday. The announcement was made by the senior leaders of the four leftist parties by signing the agreement paper of the Socialist Front Nepal amidst a program organized at Bhrikutimandap-based Rastriya Sabha Griha this afternoon. CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Nepal, Janata Samajbadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav and Communist Party of Nepal General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand signed the agreement.

A 15-point policy commitment was also issued during the program.

The Socialist Front was formed to be the third largest party after the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. The CPN (Maoist Center) has 32 lawmakers, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party have 10 and 12 lawmakers respectively in the House of Representatives. With the formation of a four-part front, the number of lawmakers has reached 54. Leaders said that the front was formed to end instability seen in the government and to make it easier to move ahead by uniting everyone. Rajendra Shrestha, a member of the Front, said that progressive forces will also be included in the Front. He said that the senior leaders will lead the Front on the rotation basis. An agreement has been made to do the same.