KATHMANDU, Jul 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday won a vote of confidence at the House of Representatives, one week after he returned to power.
Oli, who is leading a four-party coalition, won the floor test by garnering a two-thirds majority in the 275-member chamber.
“The vote of confidence motion has been endorsed, as 188 lawmakers voted for it, which is more than a majority mark,” announced Speaker, Dev Raj Ghimire.
While seeking support for the trust motion, Oli made public the seven-point agreement reached between his Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Lennist) and the Nepali Congress on the night of Jul 1, on the formation of a new coalition.
Under the deal, Oli will lead the government for the first two years, while Nepali Congress President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, will head the government until the general election in 2027.
The CPN-UML quit and withdrew support to the coalition led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, after the deal was inked, leading to the collapse of Dahal’s coalition.
Oli took office on Jul 15, as the prime minister for the fourth time, and he has to win a vote of trust within 30 days, under the constitution.– NNN-XINHUA
