People’s Front Nepal (PFN), one of the seven constituent parties in the ruling coalition, has decided to join the government.
Sunday’s Central Committee meeting took the decision in principle to join the government and play constructive role in settling the current problems.

However, the party is yet to decide the names to represent it in the cabinet. “We will decide the names after discussion with other coalition partners,” said Lila Mani Pokhrel, vice chairman of People’s Front Nepal.

PFN also elected the party’s vice-chairman, Pari Thapa, as its parliamentary party leader. Sunday’s meeting, through majority decision, endorsed the 12-point understanding reached between the seven-party alliance and Maoists on November 22.

Former National People’s Front group in the PFN had opposed the third clause in the understanding that calls for UN or other reliable international body’s supervision of the arms of Royal Nepalese Army and the Maoists’ army.

Another party in the coalition, Nepal Workers and Peasants’ Party, however decided not to join the government. “We won’t join the government but play a positive role of a constructive opposition, party Chairman Narayan Man Bijukchhe informed the House of Representatives on Sunday.