Parties In Nepal Struggle To Form New Government As Deadline Nears Parties In Nepal Struggle To Form New Government As Deadline Nears The political stalemate comes at a time when the country is experiencing its worst COVID-19 surge with acute shortages of health facilities and oxygen for patients.
Updated: May 13, 2021 2:50 pm IST
KP Sharma Oli, whose party has 121 seats in Parliament, may again claim stake as the new prime minister.
Kathmandu:
Nepal s political parties were struggling to reach a deal over the formation of a new government due to their factional feuds ahead of Thursday s deadline set by the President after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli lost a crucial trust vote on Monday.
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PTI
Kathmandu: KP Sharma Oli, in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in Nepal s Parliament, was reappointed as Prime Minister on Thursday (May 13) after the Opposition parties, riddled by factionalism, failed to secure majority seats in the House to form a new government. President Bidya Devi Bhandari has reappointed CPN-UML Chairman Oli, 69, as Prime Minister, after he lost a trust vote in the House of Representatives on Monday.
The Office of President in a press statement on Thursday evening said that President Bhandari reappointed Oli as Prime Minister in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives as per Article 78(3) of the Constitution of Nepal. President Bhandari will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Oli at a ceremony at Shital Niwas on Friday.
Nepal parties struggle to form a new government as deadline nears
The political stalemate comes at a time when the country is experiencing its worst COVID-19 surge with acute shortages of health facilities and oxygen for patients.
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Pushpa Kamal Dahal, leader of the splinter group in the governing Nepal Communist Party attends a meeting of the parliament in Kathmandu. (File photo| AP) By PTI
KATHMANDU: Nepal s political parties were struggling to reach a deal over the formation of a new government due to their factional feuds ahead of Thursday s deadline set by the President after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli lost a crucial trust vote on Monday.