Nepal’s Madheshi parties help Oli stay in power
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With the Mahantha Thakur-Rajendra Mahato-led Madheshi faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party refusing to support them, the two opposition parties failed to secure the required votes to lay claim to form a coalition government.
ET Bureau
The Madhesi parties from Nepal s Terai region played smart politics, denying the Nepali Congress-Maoists combine a chance to form government in Kathmandu, enabling KP Sharma Oli to be reappointed as Prime Minister within days of losing a confidence vote.
With the Mahantha Thakur-Rajendra Mahato-led Madheshi faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party refusing to support them, the two opposition parties failed to secure the required votes to lay claim to form a coalition government.
Parties In Nepal Struggle To Form New Government As Deadline Nears Parties In Nepal Struggle To Form New Government As Deadline Nears The political stalemate comes at a time when the country is experiencing its worst COVID-19 surge with acute shortages of health facilities and oxygen for patients.
Updated: May 13, 2021 2:50 pm IST
KP Sharma Oli, whose party has 121 seats in Parliament, may again claim stake as the new prime minister.
Kathmandu:
Nepal s political parties were struggling to reach a deal over the formation of a new government due to their factional feuds ahead of Thursday s deadline set by the President after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli lost a crucial trust vote on Monday.
Nepal parties struggle to form a new government as deadline nears
The political stalemate comes at a time when the country is experiencing its worst COVID-19 surge with acute shortages of health facilities and oxygen for patients.
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Pushpa Kamal Dahal, leader of the splinter group in the governing Nepal Communist Party attends a meeting of the parliament in Kathmandu. (File photo| AP) By PTI
KATHMANDU: Nepal s political parties were struggling to reach a deal over the formation of a new government due to their factional feuds ahead of Thursday s deadline set by the President after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli lost a crucial trust vote on Monday.