Leaders engage in last hour meetings with govt-formation deadline looming

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 25With the deadline for forming a government fast approaching, leaders of major political parties
are running around with last-minute offers, counter-offers, breaking existing alliances, forming new alliances and forging new deals.
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President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has given the parties time until today to form a post-election government, after which major
parties such as the Nepali Congress, CPN (UML), CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Rastriya Janamorcha, and new entrant Rastriya
Swatantra Party have been engaged in a flurry of activities. This frenzy of meetings and deals has continued until now,
with only a few hours left for political parties to reach an agreement on government formation.The deadline is ending at 5:00 p.m.This is
what has occurred thus far today:The three-party alliance met in Baluwatar to confirm their previous agreement in the coalition.The alliance
agreed that NC and CPN(MC) would serve two two-year terms, while CPN(UC) would serve one year of the five-year term.However, after a
disagreement over who should be the Prime Minister for the first term, CPN (MC) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal abruptly left the meeting and
rushed to Balkot to meet with former Prime Minister and CPN (UML) chair KP Sharma Oli.Similarly, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chair Rajendra
Lingden and Oli met in Balkot and had discussion on the current political situation.Likewise, Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi
Lamichhane, along with Janata Samajbadi Party leader Ashok Rai, paid visit to Oli in Balkot, fueling speculation of an alliance between the
CPN (MC), CPN (UML), RPP, JSP, and RSP
After their arrival, RPP leader Lingden left Balkot.
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