page_title: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
section_title: Republican era and dissolution, 2008–2018
hierarchical_section_title: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) / History / Republican era and dissolution, 2008–2018
caption_attribution_description: English: The Convention held in Hetauda, Makawanpur District.
context_page_description: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) was a communist political party in Nepal from 1994 to 2018. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist Party of Nepal. The party led three governments, from 2008 to 2009 and from 2016 to 2017 under Pushpa Kamal Dahal and from 2013 to 2015 under Baburam Bhattarai.
  The party was previously known as the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) until 2009 and as the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) until 2016. In 2008, The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) placed first in the election with 220 out of 575 elected seats and became the largest party in the Constituent Assembly. In the 2013 elections, the party won 80 out of 575 elected seats to become the third largest party in the Constituent Assembly of Nepal.
  The party dissolved on 17 May 2018, after merging with the Communist Party of Nepal to create the Nepal Communist Party.
context_section_description: In early 2008, the CPN(M) won the largest voting bloc in the Nepalese Constituent Assembly. International observers, like the Carter Center, said that the election was held in a "peaceful, orderly" manner and were "satisfying" Other major political parties in Nepal such as the democratic Nepali Congress Party and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), however, accused the Maoists of using force and fraud to win the election.
  In the 2013 constituent assembly election, held on 19 November 2013, the CPN(M) contested 240 seats and won 80 becoming the third largest party in the Constituent Assembly. Pushpa Kamal Dahal became prime minister for the second time on 3 August 2016, before resigning on 25 May 2017 to make way for Sher Bahadur Deuba to become prime minister as per an agreement with Nepali Congress. On 19 May 2016, ten Maoist parties including a pro-unity factions from the Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) and Communist Party of Nepal and the Matrika Yadav led Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) merged with the party. The party renamed itself to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) following the merger.
  In the 2017 local elections, the party won 5,411 seats including 106 mayor and chair positions. The party won the mayoral post in Bharatpur. The party announced an alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before the start of the 2017 legislative and provincial elections but did not quit the government led by Sher Bahadur Deuba.
  The party won 53 seats and emerged as the third largest party in the House of Representatives. The party also 108 seats in provincial assemblies and formed coalition governments with the CPN (UML) in six out of the seven provinces. According to the power sharing agreement, Maoist Centre would lead the government in Karnali and Sudurpashchim. The party also formed a coalition government with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) to lead the federal government. In the National Assembly elections on 6 February 2018, the party won 12 of the 56 elected seats. Nanda Bahadur Pun was also re-elected as vice-president on 19 March 2018.
  On 17 May 2018, the Party Unification Coordination Committee decided to dissolve both coalition parties in order to create a merger party, the Nepal Communist Party.
caption: UCPN (Maoist) 7th General Convention, 6 February 2013
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