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 Kathmandu, July 31: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to assign scores to political parties based on their conduct. The scores awarded by the commission will determine the level of state facilities each political party receives.

To implement this, the EC has introduced the “Political Party Self-Assessment Procedure 2082 (2025 AD)”, and is currently seeking suggestions on the draft from political parties, stakeholders, and experts.

According to the draft, a dedicated evaluation committee will oversee, guide, and manage the self-assessment process. This committee will be coordinated by the Secretary of the Election Commission and will include division chiefs, the head of the Information Technology Division, the head of the Legal Enforcement Division, and the head of the Political Party Management Division, who will serve as member secretary.

The committee’s responsibilities include evaluating, supervising, directing, and investigating whether a political party has conducted its self-assessment in line with the guidelines.

The procedure states: “A ranking list will be prepared based on the score obtained by the party.”

In essence, the committee will assign scores to political parties based on their self-assessment submissions.

The Election Commission will prepare the final evaluation report based on these scores. Criteria for scoring will include the party’s legal compliance, participation and representation in elections, and other constitutionally required functions. The evaluation framework will also clearly define how much score is assigned for which activity.

The purpose of implementing this self-assessment is explained as follows:

“To facilitate the distribution of state-provided facilities based on the evaluation results of political parties.”

Other reasons for requiring self-assessment include: (a) To ensure that parties carry out activities as required by law. (b) To promote internal democracy by assessing how well parties comply with legal duties. (c) To support parties in formulating future strategies. (d) To link evaluation outcomes with other relevant issues. (e) To identify strengths and weaknesses to improve performance. (f) To build inclusive and representative organizational structures. (g) To promote financial transparency within parties, and (h) To ease the execution of other essential activities of political parties.

People’s News Monitoring Service