Oli to continue as Nepal PM as opposition fails to form government
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KATHMANDU, Oct. 16, 2019 (Xinhua) Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli addresses the 2nd China-South Asia Literature Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2019. With an aim of promoting art, literature and culture of China and South Asian countrie. Image Source: IANS News
Kathmandu, May 13 : Nepal s opposition parties have failed to form a new coalition government by the 9 p.m. Thursday deadline set by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
After Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli lost the vote of confidence on Monday, the President, on the same day, called on political parties to form an alternative government. However, they were unable to muster a majority.
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Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s determined bid to remain in power was dealt a blow on May 10, when he lost a trust vote in the Nepalese House of Representatives. Oli needed 136 votes to win the trust vote in the 271-strong House.
He managed to secure just 93 votes.
Almost 39 months after he became Nepal’s prime minister, his government, which was formed with the support of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), has fallen.
However, this is not the end of the road for Oli; it is too early to write him off. Oli, who also heads the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), could still return to power.
Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party today decided to defeat the prime minister’s floor test. PM Oli had called a special session of HoR on Monday to seek vote of confidence. Oli’s government fell into minority after the CPN-Maoist Centre withdrew support.
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