Federal Democratic Front Faces Crisis Amidst Leadership Disputes and Unfulfilled Unity Talks

Kathmandu. The Federal Democratic Front, formed by the merger of Terai Madhes-centric parties, is in crisis. The front is led by Mahanth Thakur, patron of the Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal. However, other parties have not shown much interest in the front. Although patron Thakur calls meetings at his old party office in Babarmahal from time to time, other party leaders have not shown much interest. A leader of the front said, 'Sometimes the chairman of the Rastriya Mukti Party, Rajendra Mahato, attends the meeting. Other leaders have stopped even coming to the meetings.' Since the elections were completed...