Bhattarai predicts a new political front in Nepal that will challenge the Oli government.

• Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai plans to launch a new political front to address growing disenchantment about the current government led by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.

• Bhattarai ruled out weakening the democratic process and stated that there is no chance of the return of monarchy in Nepal.

• He cited the youth’s disenchantment and slow economic development as reasons for the front’s formation.

• The front will include new constituents as Nepal plans for the next election in 2027.

• Bhattarai also noted that the current political problem in Nepal is rooted in the failure of the Maoists to implement their full charter of change.