Democracy further strengthened with success of local election: Chief Election Commissioner

Kathmandu, July 20  : Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya asserted that the May 13 local level election had further strengthened democracy and federalism.   

 
At a program organized by the Election Commission of Nepal and General Election Observation Committee (GEOC) here today, Commissioner Thapaliya viewed that the success of local level election could be measured by the fact that the election was held enthusiastically and successfully by 71 percent of that day.

    
Also, the province assembly member tendering resignation to contest local level election had further added attraction to the local level.  

  
Furthermore, he pledged to implement the objective recommendations furnished by the observer organizations to reform the electoral system. The Chief Commissioner commended the role of observers to hold elections in a free, fair, impartial, and fearless environment,    

During the programme, the report by the observers was unveiled. In the second session, observer organizations, experts, and stakeholders went on to review the report.    
The Commission earlier reviewed the election held at 753 local levels provincially. (RSS)