The seven-party ruling alliance in Nepal is witnessing a tussle over the appointment of the country's president and home minister. According to local media reports on Thursday (February 2), there are differences between the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) on the appointments on the twin positions and they have pushed the alliance on the verge of collapse.
KATHMANDU - Nepal's Supreme Court ruled on Friday (Jan 27) that deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane had stood for election with invalid citizenship papers, annulling his status as a lawmaker and effectively removing him from office. Lamichhane became deputy prime minister for home affairs - heading the ministry that oversees identity cards - in a seven-party alliance that took power.
Nepal's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane had stood for election with invalid citizenship papers, annulling his status as a lawmaker and effectively removing him from office.