Nepal political crisis: NCP s Prachanda-led faction elects him as new parliamentary leader, replaces PM Oli
The Nepal Communist Party on Wednesday moved a step towards formal split as party s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was elected as the ruling party s new parliamentary leader, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
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UPDATED: December 23, 2020 17:40 IST
After being elected as the new parliamentary leader, Prachanda said that his first priority would be to restore the dissolved House of Representatives and form a new government. (Photo: Reuters)
The Nepal Communist Party on Wednesday moved a step towards formal split as party s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was elected as the ruling party s new parliamentary leader, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
Nepal: Prachanda-led faction of NCP elects him as new parliamentary leader
Prachanda said that his first priority would be to restore the dissolved House of Representatives and form a new government.
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KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was on Wednesday elected as the ruling party s new parliamentary leader, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
The 66-year-old leader s nomination was proposed by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was earlier named as one of the two chairmen of the party, at a parliamentary party meeting of the Prachanda-led faction at the Parliament Building in New Baneshwar, My Republica reported.
1760 Nepalese policemen detain the human right activists during a protest against dissolution of parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 21, 2020. AP/PTI file
Kathmandu, December 23
Nepal Communist Party’s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ was on Wednesday elected as the ruling party’s new parliamentary leader, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
The 66-year-old leader’s nomination was proposed by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was earlier named as one of the two chairmen of the party, at a parliamentary party meeting of the Prachanda-led faction at the Parliament Building in New Baneshwar, My Republica reported.
Oli, 68, was removed from the post of party’s chairman on Tuesday by a central committee meeting of the Prachanda-led faction, which also decided to take disciplinary action against him for dissolving the House of Representatives unconstitutionally.
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Nepal Communist Party s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was on Wednesday elected as the ruling party s new parliamentary leader, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
The 66-year-old leader was nominated by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was earlier named as one of the two chairmen of the party, at a parliamentary party meeting of the Prachanda-led faction at the Parliament Building in New Baneshwar, My Republic reported.