Nepal PM Oli to seek vote of confidence on July 21
Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli succeeds Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ who lost the vote of confidence in the HoR last week, leading to the formation of the new government.
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will take a vote of confidence in Parliament on July 21, as required by the Constitution, a media report quoted the chief whip of his party as saying on Wednesday.
The 72-year-old veteran leader was sworn in on Monday as the Himalayan nation’s prime minister for the fourth time.
Prime Minister Oli decided to take a vote of confidence on Sunday, MyRepublica news portal reported, quoting Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chief Whip Mahesh Bertaula.
According to Nepal’s Constitution, Oli needs to secure a vote of confidence from Parliament within 30 days of appointment, which he is likely to secure easily, as the minimum number to form a government in the 275-strong House of Representatives (HoR) is just 138.
The leader of Nepal’s largest communist party was appointed as prime minister on Sunday by President Ram Chandra Paudel to lead the coalition government with the Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in Parliament, apart from other smaller parties.
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