Nepal s parliament dissolved, president calls for fresh elections
This is the second time in six months that the country s parliament has been dissolved. The political crisis comes at a time when Nepal is reeling from the burden of new COVID cases.
Nepal is currently in the grip of a growing COVID crisis
Nepal s president, Bidya Devi Bhandari, dissolved the country s parliament on Saturday and called for fresh elections in November. Bhandari s office said that the decision was made on the recommendation of the cabinet headed by caretaker Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli.
Bhandari rejected bids for the prime ministerial post from Oli and opposition leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba from the Nepali Congress party, after both leaders failed to muster support to form a new government by the deadline.