Hariyali Nepal Party (Green Nepal Party) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. The party is registered with the

Election Commission of Nepal The Election Commission ( ne, निर्वाचन आयोग, नेपाल; ''Nirvācana āyōg, Nēpāl'') is a constitutional body responsible for conducting and monitoring elections, as well as registering parties and candidates and r ...

ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. It was established in 1997 and is a member of the Global Greens and the Asia-Pacific Green Network. Kuber Sharma, the party's founding president, briefly held the post of

's Minister for Culture and Civil Aviation in November 2004. Another notable founding member is Maita Lal Gurung.

History

The party was, according to its chairman Sharma, founded by persons previously associated with various political ideals. The party got 6638 votes in the 1999 legislative election, but no seat. The chairman of the party, Kuber Sharma, was named Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation minister by King Gyanendra in 2002.

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Green Nepal Party
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