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Two-phase elections will go ahead at any cost: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the two-phase elections will not be halted under any circumstances.Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the two-phase elections will not be halted under any circumstances.
Speaking at an interaction in Kavre on Tuesday, Yadav expressed his confidence that all the political parties would participate in the elections.
“We always have to think about positive things,” he said, adding, “I hope that Madhesi parties will also participate in the elections.”
Irrespective of consensus among political parties on constitution amendment proposal, the elections will be held on the announced dates, Yadav maintained, adding that the date of the second phase elections was announced based on the agreement between the government and the Sanghiya Gathabandan.
The main opposition CPN-UML and some Madhesi parties, however, have been expressing dissatisfaction over the Election Commission’s decision to hold the elections in two phases.