Analysis Update – 11

Period: August 3 to September 5, 2017 | Published: September 8, 2017

There was a small increase in the number of election-related incidents during this reporting period.This increase can be attributed to parties beginning preparations for the third phase of local elections that are scheduled for September 18. Seven election-related incidents were recorded between August 3 and September 5. Four of six incidents were intra-party disputes over the selection of candidates, one incident entailed an inter-party clash, and two incidents involved protest against the elections. There was one more incident related to protest against the local level restructuring process recorded during this period. 

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This is the eleventh in a series of periodic analysis updates that Democracy Resource Center Nepal (DRCN) and the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP) | NepalMonitor.org will be releasing during the upcoming elections period. This project receives financial and technical support from The Asia Foundation and The Carter Center.