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Nepal plunged deeper into political crisis on Wednesday as a key ally withdrew its support from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s government, worsening the political instability that began with a hung parliament after the 2022 general elections. The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), or (CPN-UML), the second-largest party in federal parliament, withdrew its support and recalled its ministers from Dahal’s cabinet. “Our ministers submitted their resignation to the PM today,” said Mahesh Bartaula, the party’s chief whip. The party withdrew its support a day after it reached an…

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