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New Nepali Political Party Fields Lgbtiq Candidates
- On Monday, the Inclusive Socialist Party unveiled candidates ahead of March elections, fielding six candidates with more than 500 members mostly from Nepali sexual and gender minorities.
- Built on protests over economic stagnation and corruption, the movement that ousted elites challenges the ageing political elite ousted in last year's mass uprising, which followed the deadly September 8-9 uprising.
- Under Nepal's system, the 275-seat House of Representatives has 165 direct-vote seats and 110 party-list seats, with no LGBTIQ member holding office since 2008 when Sunil Babu Pant was nominated; Pant now advises the new party.
- The party says electoral success would directly affect representation for more than 900,000 people who identify as a sexual minority, and leaders aim to address youth and women's needs.
- Despite progressive laws, party leaders say they have long requested previous parliamentarians to raise their issues, aiming to translate South Asia's progressive LGBTIQ laws and the 2023 Supreme Court interim order into legislation.
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Ahead of March elections: New Nepali political party fields LGBTIQ candidates
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