Samajbadi Morcha, Nepal
Socialist Front (Nepali: समाजवादी मोर्चा, transliteration: Samajbadi Morcha) is a political alliance of leftist political parties in Nepal. It was formed in 2023 by the CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), the People's Socialist Party, Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal led by Biplav.[1]
Socialist Front समाजवादी मोर्चा | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SMN |
| Chairperson | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| Ideology | Communism Socialism Minor tendencies: Marxism–Leninism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Prachanda Path Left-wing nationalism People's Multiparty Democracy Federalism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| House of Representatives | 54 / 275 |
| National Assembly | 27 / 59 |
| Provincial Assemblies | 127 / 550 |
| Chief Ministers | 3 / 7 |
| Mayors/Chairs | 171 / 753 |
| Councillors | 7,600 / 35,011 |
History
The Socialist Front was born as a four party front comprising the CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), the People's Socialist Party, Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal of Biplav Si on 19 June 2023. This was announced amidst a program held at National Assembly hall, Bhrikuti Mandap.[2][3]
It was reported that there would be a rotational leadership through the front's chairman post, with Madhav Kumar Nepal leading the front for an interim period of time.[4]
Member parties
| Party | Rastriya Sabha | Pratinidhi Sabha | Pradesh Sabha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (MC) | 16 | 32 | 82 | |
| CPN (Unified Socilaist) | 7 | 10 | 25 | |
| PSP-N | 3 | 12 | 20 | |
| CPN (2014) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 54 | 127 | |
Organization and structure
In mid July, it was announced that the socialist front would have party-like organization at district, provincial and national level. The central committee would have 16 members with 4 members from each party including party chair and general secretary from each parties. Similarly it was announced that there would be 12 member provincial committees with 3 members from each party consisting of party chairs and general secretaries while there would be 8 member district committees with a similar formation.[5]
List of current provincial governments
| Province | Portrait | Chief Minister | Terms in Office | Legislature | Cabinet | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Tenure | ||||||
| Madhesh | _(cropped).jpg.webp) |
Saroj Kumar Yadav | 13 January 2023[6] | Incumbent | 285 days | 2nd Provincial Assembly | Yadav, 2023 | Bara 1 (B) |
| Bagmati |  |
Shalikram Jamkattel | 10 January 2023[7] | Incumbent | 288 days | 2nd Provincial Assembly | Jamkattel, 2023 | Dhading 1(B) |
| Karnali |  |
Raj Kumar Sharma | 12 January 2023[8] | Incumbent | 286 days | 2nd Provincial Assembly | Sharma, 2023 | Western Rukum 1 (B) |
Strength in provincial parliaments
| Province | Seats | Samajbadi Morcha | Party breakdown | Overall Tally | CM from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province No. 1 | 93 | 18 | Maoist Centre (13) | 18 / 93 |
Nepali Congress | |
| Unified Socialist (4) | ||||||
| PSP-N (1) | ||||||
| Madhesh | 107 | 35 | PSP-N (19) | 35 / 107 |
PSP-N | |
| Maoist Centre (9) | ||||||
| Unified Socialist (7) | ||||||
| Bagmati | 110 | 28 | Maoist Centre (13) | 28 / 110 |
Maoist Centre | |
| Unified Socialist (4) | ||||||
| Gandaki | 60 | 9 | Maoist Centre (8) | 9 / 60 |
Nepali Congress | |
| Unified Socialist (1) | ||||||
| Lumbini | 87 | 14 | Maoist Centre (10) | 14 / 87 |
Nepali Congress | |
| PSP-N (3) | ||||||
| Unified Socialist (1) | ||||||
| Karnali | 40 | 14 | Maoist Centre (13) | 14 / 40 |
Maoist Centre | |
| Unified Socialist (1) | ||||||
| Sudurpaschim | 53 | 16 | Maoist Centre (11) | 16 / 53 |
Nepali Congress | |
| Unified Socialist (5) | ||||||
Leadership
Chairman
- Madhav Kumar Nepal (2023–present)
References
- "Socialist Front comprising four leftist parties announced". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- "4 parties announce Samajbadi Morcha (Socialist Front) - OnlineKhabar English News". 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- "Four parties announce Socialist Front". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- Republica. "Parties affiliated to Socialist Front agree on six-month rotational leadership". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- "पार्टी संरचनाको अभ्यास गर्दै समाजवादी मोर्चा". nepalkhabar (in Nepali). 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- "JSP provincial assembly leader Saroj Kumar Yadav appointed Madhesh province chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- "बागमती प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्रीसहित तीन मन्त्रीले लिए सपथ". Naya Patrika (in Nepali). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- "Maoist Centre's Raj Kumar Sharma appointed Karnali Province chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.