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Chinese Envoy Meets Nepal s President Amid Political Crisis; official Agenda Under Doubt
China s Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday. The visit came on a day when PM KP Sharma Oli was sacked as party chairman
On a day when the ruling Nepal Communist Party s Central Committee faction led by Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda removed PM KP Sharma Oli from the post of chairman and decided to take disciplinary action against him, and right after the Nepal Parliament s dissolution, China s Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Chinese ambassador meets Nepali President
Nepal Communist Party s Prachanda-led faction removes KP Sharma Oli as chairman, appoints Madhav Neal to post The ruling party has now been virtually divided more than two years after it was formed following the merger of CPN-UML led by Oli and CPN-Maoist Centre led by Prachanda. However, a formal split of the party is yet to be announced. File image of KP Sharma Oli. Reuters
Kathmandu: The ruling Nepal Communist Party s Central Committee faction led by executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Tuesday removed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli from the post of chairman and decided to take disciplinary action against him, virtually splitting the party more than two years after its formation.
Nepal s ruling party appears headed for split; Oli forms new general convention committee
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This story is from December 22, 2020
Nepal s ruling party appears headed for split; Oli forms new general convention committee
PTI / Dec 22, 2020, 19:31 IST
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KATHMANDU: The ruling Nepal Communist Party on Tuesday appeared to be headed for a split after the warring factions held separate Central Committee meetings, with Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli announcing a new 1,199-member committee to organise the party s general convention in an effort to strengthen his hold on it.
Oli, who is also one of the two chairmen of the ruling party, announced the new committee during a meeting of the party s Central Committee members close to him at Baluwatar, the prime minister s official residence, the Kathmandu Post reported.
updated: Dec 22 2020, 21:41 ist
The ruling Nepal Communist Party s Central Committee faction led by Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Tuesday removed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the post of chairman and decided to take disciplinary action against him, virtually splitting the party more than two years after its formation.
The Central Committee unanimously nominated senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal as the party s second chairman in place of Oli. Prachanda is the first chairman of the party. Now Dahal and Nepal will chair the meetings in turn as stated in the party statue, said Rekha Sharma, a central committee member.