At the end of three days of hectic discussions, sixteen hundred representatives to the ongoing seventh general convention of CPN (UML) being held in Japankpur endorsed the proposal to amend the party statute and give continuity to the general secretarial system in the party, reports from the

district said.

The decision to give continuity to the general secretarial system and scrap the slot of president in the party’s organizational structure is likely to pave the way for the election of Madhav Kumar Nepal to the post of General Secretary, media reports said.

Senior party leader K.P. Sharma Oli had been lobbying support to retain the twelve year -old  presidential system in the party. The post had remained vacant following the demise of senior party leader Manmohan Adhikari three years back.

Oli decided to withdraw his proposal for the presidential system after acknowledging that Nepal had the majority in the general convention. The general convention has decided to keep all options open to address the present political crisis in the country.

The closed-door session Wednesday will elect the central committee members.