Kathmandu, Nov. 2 -- In a major turn of events in Nepal following the Gen-Z uprising and the approaching March election, seven communist parties, including the Prachanda-led CPN (Maoist Centre), have signed an 18-point agreement for unification.

The agreement was signed late on Sunday evening in Kathmandu to form a unified party.

The party unity agreement was signed by CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, CPN (Socialist), Jana Samajbadi Party, Nepal Communist Party (Maoist-Socialist), and CPN (Samyabadi). Chiran's faction, which split from the Biplav-led Communist Party, has also joined the new formation.

"The party's guiding ideology will be Marxism-Leninism, and its immediate strategy will focus on pro...