The interim government has issued the Representation of the People's Order (RPO) Amendment Ordinance, 2025, with a provision that says candidates must run using their registered party’s symbol even if they form an alliance. The Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs issued the ordinance in the form of a gazette on Monday, bdnews24.com reports. Earlier, the draft of the RPO Amendment Ordinance was approved in principle at a meeting of the Advisory Council on October 23. As a result, even if more than one registered party forms an alliance in the 13th parliamentary election, the candidates nominated by the alliance will not be able to run using the symbol of another party, but have to contest under their own party’s symbol. The reforms to electoral law have been completed with the issuing of the RPO Amendment Ordinance.
