KP Sharma Oli has been elected chairman of the CPN-UML for a third term.
Oli defeated Ishwar Pokharel, the other candidate for the post of chairman, at the party’s 11th general convention on Thursday.
Oli secured 1,663 votes, while Pokharel received 564 votes.
Candidates from Oli’s faction were also elected to most of the office-bearer positions.
Among the 2,263 delegates at the UML general convention, 36 did not cast their votes.