KATHMANDU: The opposition parties, Maoist Center and Unified Socialist, have teamed up in a strategic move ahead of the December 1 local by-elections.
On Sunday, the two parties submitted their candidacies for two constituencies in the Kathmandu district.
Under the terms of the alliance, Prof. Dr. Shiva Sharan Maharjan, the Maoist Center's candidate for Kirtipur Mayor, will run with support from the Unified Socialist Party.
In return, the Maoist Center has pledged to back Min Manandhar, the Unified Socialist candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16.
This by-election was triggered by the untimely death of Mukunda Rizal, the Nepali Congress candidate who had previously held the seat.
The formal alliance between the two parties was finalized on Saturday evening when Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and Unified Socialist Senior Vice Chair Rajendra Pandey reached an agreement.
