KATHMANDU, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Agni Prasad Sapkota, a senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, was elected as the new speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Nepal, on Sunday.
Mahantha Thakur, a senior member of the HoR, who chaired Sunday’s House meeting, announced Sapkota as the new speaker of the lower house of Parliament.
Sapkota was the sole candidate for the post.
Subash Chandra Nembang, the former speaker and deputy parliamentary party leader of the ruling party, had tabled a proposal for electing Sapkota as speaker.
The Speaker’s post had remained vacant since Oct last year, after the then speaker, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, stepped down.– NNN-XINHUA
