Nepal's former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai (L front) and incumbent Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav (R front) sign an agreement to declare formation of the "Samajwadi Party Nepal" in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2019. Nepal's former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and incumbent Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav announced the establishment of a new political party under their joint leadership with the ideology of improved federal socialism on Monday. The new party was formed after the merger between the two parties Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN) and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) led by Bhattarai and Yadav respectively. The new political party is named as "Samajwadi Party Nepal" meaning Socialist Party Nepal. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
