Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), abbreviated CPN (UML) (Nepali: नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी)), is the major party in Nepal and is the main rival of governing Nepali Congress at all levels since the 1990s. It is the main opposition party in the Federal Parliament of Nepal. It remains the opposition party in all three tiers of government, namely: local, state and central government.

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी)
Chairman	KP Sharma Oli
General Secretary	Ishwor Pokharel
Founded	6 January 1991
Dissolved	17 May 2018 (first iteration)
Merger of	CPN (Marxist) CPN (Marxist–Leninist)
Succeeded by	NCP[1][2][3] (2018–2021)
Headquarters	Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism People's Multiparty Democracy
Political position	Left-wing[4][5]
International affiliation	IMCWP
Colours
House of Representatives	94 / 275
National Assembly	24 / 59
Provincial Assemblies	178 / 550
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.cpnuml.org

Head office

Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी) का अध्यक्ष
Symbol CPN (UML)
Incumbent KP Sharma Oli since 8 March 2021
Type	Political Party Office Party Leader
Status	Chief executive officer
Inaugural holder	Man Mohan Adhikari
Formation	6 January 1991 (34 years ago) (6 January 1991)

Related pages

• Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Koshi Province