The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) and the Nepali Congress (NC) leadership that controls Nepal has come under fire because they want to alter electoral laws by boosting parliamentary threshold requirements. Opponents suggest this proposed legal amendment might cause substantial damage to how well diverse groups and underrepresented groups are shown.
Nepal’s parliamentary selection system functions through the combination of 165 FPTP-elected House of Representatives members together with 110 members chosen by PR. The governing parties propose a 5% threshold increase to PR standards which experts expect will mainly affect smaller parties maintaining advocacy for minority groups.
The political stability serves as the reason behind the coalition’s decision while they reference Nepal’s historical frequent changes of governments. Experts disagree about the root cause of Nepal’s political instability because they believe it originates from a weakness in prevailing coalition norms rather than problems with the electoral structure. Dr. The former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai charged governing parties with a plan to eliminate proportional representation systems which he classified as backward movement. 
The Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya condemned the proposal by stressing that constitutional rights include inclusive representation. The implementation of proportional representation stands as our greatest success in democratic practice. Inclusion cannot be sacrificed for stability according to this expert.
The receiving lawmakers expect to pass a legislative bill during Parliament’s upcoming winter session to confirm these modifications. The proposed amendments will spark powerful opposition because they risk rolling back the democratic advances Nepal achieved in 2015 via its Constitution.
