Since parliamentary democracy was established in 1990 two political parties had dominated the stage. The Nepali Congress was the principal party of government. They were the epitome of democratic ideals and personal integrity until a decade in power corrupted that image. Now they stood exposed as flabby hypocrites, their leaders climbing over one another to get in bed with every power centre and business interest. The alternative was the Communist Party of Nepal−Unified Marxist Leninist, which was known as the UML. They had long since torn off their ideological pyjamas.
2 major parties
