Maoist Center to adopt direct voting system in party committees

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Feb 15: The first statute convention of the CPN (Maoist Center) has concluded endorsing the draft of the statute presented by the party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', also the Prime Minister.

The statute endorsed has included many of the suggestions put forth by the 20 groups, each groups comprising 50-60 delegates of the party, on Wednesday and Thursday.

Addressing the concluding session of the convention, PM and Maoist Center Chair Prachanda viewed that the statute convention has been very civilized and that it will help party building and holding the special general convention of the party.

In his concluding remarks, Chairman Prachanda, also the PM, said that all committees of the party will be formed through direct voting system based on people's democracy from the upcoming special general convention of the party, according to the party secretariat.

He said office bearers of the party will also be chosen as per the direct voting system.

The central committee of the CPN (Maoist Center) will be a 199-member body following the special convention and that there will be an 11-member central office, said Chairman Prachanda, also the Prime Minister.

On name and election symbol of the party, Chairman Prachanda said they will be kept as it is for now and they could be changed when many communist parties are united and the time demands so.