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== History ==
== History ==
[[Rabi Lamichhane]] resigned as managing director of Galaxy 4K on 16 June 2022 and announced that he would he contesting in the [[2022 Nepalese general election|2022 general elections]] for a seat at the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Rabi Lamichhane exits TV to enter politics |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/rabi-lamichhane-politics.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=OnlineKhabar |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 21 June 2022, he announced the formation of Rastriya Swatantra Party along with a 21-member central committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rabi Lamichhane announces National Independent Party |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/12850 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=GorakhaPatra}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Journalist Rabi Lamichhane announces new political party |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/journalist-rabi-lamichhane-announces-new-political-party |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=The Himalayan Times}}</ref> The party was formally registered in the [[Election Commission (Nepal)|Election Commission]] on 1 July 2022 with Rabi Lamichhane as the founding president and a bell inside a circle as its election symbol.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=यी हुन् रवि लामिछानेको पार्टीका २१ केन्द्रीय सदस्य |url=https://www.setopati.com/politics/275710/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Setopati |language=ne}}</ref>
[[Rabi Lamichhane]] resigned as managing director of Galaxy 4K on 16 June 2022 and announced that he would be contesting in the [[2022 Nepalese general election|2022 general elections]] for a seat at the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Rabi Lamichhane exits TV to enter politics |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/rabi-lamichhane-politics.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=OnlineKhabar |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 21 June 2022, he announced the formation of Rastriya Swatantra Party along with a 21-member central committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rabi Lamichhane announces National Independent Party |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/12850 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=GorakhaPatra}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Journalist Rabi Lamichhane announces new political party |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/journalist-rabi-lamichhane-announces-new-political-party |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=The Himalayan Times}}</ref> The party was formally registered in the [[Election Commission (Nepal)|Election Commission]] on 1 July 2022 with Rabi Lamichhane as the founding president and a bell inside a circle as its election symbol.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=यी हुन् रवि लामिछानेको पार्टीका २१ केन्द्रीय सदस्य |url=https://www.setopati.com/politics/275710/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Setopati |language=ne}}</ref>


The party fielded candidates in 131 constituencies and submitted a closed list for seats to the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]] at the 2022 general elections. The party did not field any candidates for [[Provincial assemblies of Nepal|provincial assemblies]]. The party selected candidates through [[Primary election|primary elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rastriya Swatantra Party drawing public attention ahead of polls |url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2022/11/10/rastriya-swatantra-party-drawing-public-attention-ahead-of-polls |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>
The party fielded candidates in 131 constituencies and submitted a closed list for seats to the [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]] at the 2022 general elections. The party did not field any candidates for [[Provincial assemblies of Nepal|provincial assemblies]]. The party selected candidates through [[Primary election|primary elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rastriya Swatantra Party drawing public attention ahead of polls |url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2022/11/10/rastriya-swatantra-party-drawing-public-attention-ahead-of-polls |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:20, 19 November 2022

Rastriya Swatantra Party
राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी
AbbreviationRSP
ChairmanRavi Lamichhane[1]
Deputy ChairmanDol Prasad Aryal[2]
SpokespersonMukul Dhakal[2]
Founded1 July 2022 (2 years ago) (2022-07-01)
HeadquartersBasundhara, Kathmandu
Colours 
Sloganअब जान्नेलाई छान्ने
Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha
0 / 275
Seats in Rastriya Sabha
0 / 59
Election symbol
Website
rspnepal.org

Rastriya Swatantra Party (transl. National Independent Party; abbr. RSP) is a political party in Nepal.[3] The party was founded in June 2022 by Ravi Lamichhane. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal on 2022 July 1, ahead of the 2022 Nepalese general election.[4] The party's commitment is to improve the standard of living so that the Nepalese people will realize the aspirations of sustainable peace, good governance, development and prosperity as envisioned by the Constitution of Nepal.[5] The party's election symbol is a bell inside a circle.[6]

History

Rabi Lamichhane resigned as managing director of Galaxy 4K on 16 June 2022 and announced that he would be contesting in the 2022 general elections for a seat at the House of Representatives.[7] On 21 June 2022, he announced the formation of Rastriya Swatantra Party along with a 21-member central committee.[8][9] The party was formally registered in the Election Commission on 1 July 2022 with Rabi Lamichhane as the founding president and a bell inside a circle as its election symbol.[10]

The party fielded candidates in 131 constituencies and submitted a closed list for seats to the House of Representatives at the 2022 general elections. The party did not field any candidates for provincial assemblies. The party selected candidates through primary elections.[11]

Ideology

The party supports constitutional socialism and participatory democracy.[12] The party has announced that it will not have any sister organizations and only have members and no cadres. It has also announced that primary elections would be held to select candidates for elections from the party and also supports the introduction of recall elections, the right to reject and a provision for absentee ballots. The party also supports a directly elected prime minister and directly elected chief ministers for the seven provinces of Nepal.[13][14][15]

The party in its manifesto for the 2022 elections also supported the idea of a non-partisan president elected by an expanded electoral collage which would incorporate elected representatives from ward chairs to federal lawmakers and also touted the idea of the chairman of the National Assembly acting as the de-facto vice-president.[16] The party also seeks to end political appointments in constitutional bodies and has called for the Constitutional Council to be scrapped and for appointments to constitutional bodies be recommended by the National Assembly and confirmed by the House of Representatives instead. The party has also called for the dissolution of provincial assemblies and district co-ordination committees and has stood in favour of a provincial council which would be elected by the heads of local governments in the province.[17]

Electoral performance

The party has nominated 131 candidates for the First Past the Post seats for the 2022 Nepalese general election.[18]

Election Leader Constituency votes Party list votes Seats Position Resulting government
No. % No. %
2022 Rabi Lamichhane TBD TBD TBD TBD
0 / 275
 TBD TBD

References

  1. ^ Gurung, Prasan. "Rastriya Swatantra Party organizes Kathmandu Valley gathering (Photo Feature)". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. ^ a b "Rabi Lamichhane's RSP announces 21-member central committee". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  3. ^ "Rabi Lamichhane's party registered with Election Commission". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  4. ^ diwakar (2022-10-23). "Rastriya Swatantra Party to elect parliamentary party leader before general elections". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. ^ "About RSP". rspnepal.org (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ diwakar (2022-07-01). "Commission registers Rabi Lamichhane's National Independent Party, gives bell as election symbol". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  7. ^ "Rabi Lamichhane exits TV to enter politics". OnlineKhabar. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  8. ^ "Rabi Lamichhane announces National Independent Party". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  9. ^ "Journalist Rabi Lamichhane announces new political party". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  10. ^ "यी हुन् रवि लामिछानेको पार्टीका २१ केन्द्रीय सदस्य". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  11. ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party drawing public attention ahead of polls". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  12. ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party - RSP". Rastriya Swatantra Party - RSP. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  13. ^ "Rabi Lamichhane announces National Independent Party". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  14. ^ "Journalist Rabi Lamichhane announces new political party". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  15. ^ "राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी निर्वाचन आयोगमा दर्ता, चुनाव चिह्न - 'गोलाकारभित्र घण्टी'". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  16. ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party proposes directly-elected prime minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  17. ^ "Swatantra Party unveils election manifesto". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  18. ^ "प्रतिनिधिसभा-उम्मेदवार-अन्तिम-सूची.PDF".

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