KATHMANDU, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) (CPN-UML) and a former prime minister, was tapped last night, to head a new coalition government.
“The president has appointed CPN-UML chairperson, Oli, as the prime minister under Article 76 (2) of the Constitution,” read a statement issued by the President’s Office.
Oli and some ministers shall take office this morning, Kiran Pokharel, press adviser to President Ram Chandra Poudel, said.
On Friday evening, Poudel called on political parties commanding a majority in the House of Representatives, to form a new coalition by Sunday evening, and Oli staked the claim hours later with the support of the main opposition Nepali Congress party.
Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost the mandate to remain in power, on Friday afternoon, after he lost a vote of confidence in the lower house, as the CPN-UML quit, and withdrew support to his coalition government on Jul 3, after forming an alliance with the Nepali Congress for a new coalition.– NNN-XINHUA
