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Monday, February 10, 2014
Sushil Koirala became the 37th Prime Minister of Nepal
February 10, 2014
Nepali Congress President, Sushil Koirala who was the lone candidate for Prime Minister has been elected Prime Minister of Nepal today( Magh 27, 2070 BS) He became the 37th Prime Minister of Nepal after the second Constituent Assembly Polls. The leader of Nepal’s largest political party, Sushil Koirala who was the only candidate secured 405 out of 553 Member of Parliament (MP’s) votes. After voting, Parliament Speaker Surya Bahadur Thapa declared that Koirala had secured majority. After he became Prime Minister, Koirala will replace the bureaucratic government led by Chief Khil Raj Regmi. He was supported by his own party, the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist (CPN-UML) and others meanwhile most of Madhes centric parties along with Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party- Nepal voted against him. Prime Minister Koirala, 75, is the sixth head of the government since the country became a republic in 2008, following a peace deal with Maoist rebels in 2006. After winning Prime Minister, he said while having a constitution delivered within a year with good governance would be his government’s priority and he will also make every attempt to strengthen Nepal’s relations with two neighbors China, India and other international community.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Nepali Congress and UML signed 7 points deal
February 9, 2014
Keeping aside their differences two big political parties, Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML on Sunday forged a seven point deal paving the way for the formation of new government which will be headed by the NC president Sushil Koirala. According to the seven points agreement between NC and CPN-UML, latter will vote for Koirala on Monday for Prime Minister and also the parliamentary party leader of the NC. With the election of Koirala, the country will get new elected executive head after 21 months of the dissolution of the first Constitution Assembly (CA). In the same deal two largest party of Nepal have also agreed to endorse the incumbent president Ram Baran Yada and vice president Parmananda Jha through new parliament. This agreement was signed by NC president Sushil Koirala and CPN-UML chairperson Jhalanath Khanal on Sunday. After this agreement UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) said that his party has taken this agreement in positive way and it may play a constructive role in the constitution drafting.
Keeping aside their differences two big political parties, Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML on Sunday forged a seven point deal paving the way for the formation of new government which will be headed by the NC president Sushil Koirala. According to the seven points agreement between NC and CPN-UML, latter will vote for Koirala on Monday for Prime Minister and also the parliamentary party leader of the NC. With the election of Koirala, the country will get new elected executive head after 21 months of the dissolution of the first Constitution Assembly (CA). In the same deal two largest party of Nepal have also agreed to endorse the incumbent president Ram Baran Yada and vice president Parmananda Jha through new parliament. This agreement was signed by NC president Sushil Koirala and CPN-UML chairperson Jhalanath Khanal on Sunday. After this agreement UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) said that his party has taken this agreement in positive way and it may play a constructive role in the constitution drafting.
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