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Dignity Post  For the first time in its history, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has elected a woman as its president. The groundbreaking achievement came during the FNJ’s 27th general convention, with elections held on December 11 to select leadership for the central committee, 10 provincial committees, 76 district branches, and 41 institutional branches. President Sharma secured the historic win with 4,282 votes, defeating rival candidate Ramesh Bista, who garnered 3,203 votes. Bista had contested under a panel representing working journalists, including Press Center Nepal and a dissident faction of the Press Union. Sharma, on the other hand, represented the joint professional panel of the Nepal Press Union and Press Chautari Nepal.