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Nepal’s incoming government will be unstable

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: NEPAL
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Nepal AP

Topical: international relations social constitution election government opposition party ethnic
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2018), "Nepal’s incoming government will be unstable", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB229510

Friday, February 2, 2018

Subject

Nepal's post-election outlook.

Significance

Elections for Nepal’s parliamentary lower house produced a decisive result in favour of a leftist alliance, but the formation of a new government has been delayed. The winning communist parties are struggling to agree on a merger and face several policy tests.

Impacts

India-China rivalry is set to rise in Sri Lanka, with Delhi and Beijing looking to increase investment.
Nepal’s GDP growth in fiscal year 2017/18 (July-July) may be less than 5%.
Kathmandu may seek to step up its trading relations with ASEAN states.

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