President Bidya Devi Bhandari has issued an ordinance to amend the Political Parties Act 2017 on Wednesday.
According to Dr. Bhesh Raj Adhikari, Personal Secretary to the President, she ratified the ordinance at 1:10 pm on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers in accordance with Article 114 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal.
President Bhandari, at the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, issued the ordinance today pursuant to Article 114 (1) of the Constitution.
The ordinance is likely to help Madhav Kumar Nepal-Jhalanath Khanal faction of the CPN-UML faction that has been playing a crucial role in the formation of current coalition government, and is vital to ensure its continuity.
The amendment ordinance stipulates that 20 per cent or more members of the parliamentary party and the central committee of a political party can split their mother party. Before the amendment, provisions of the Political Party Act required dissidents to have the support of 40 per cent of members in the parliamentary party and the central committee to split their mother party.