Deuba struggles to expand Cabinet, more so by issues in his own party Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, July 21 As Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba begins consultations to expand his five-member Cabinet, he faces an uphill task with demands and complexities of the constituencies that supported him during the confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday.
The 165 lawmakers that voted for him belong to a disparate group.
Besides the Nepali Congress, lawmakers from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), the two factions of the Janata Samajbadi Party that has more or less split, a section of the main opposition CPN-UML, and Rastriya Janamorcha supported Deuba.
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Deuba to seek vote of confidence later today as restored House convenes Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, July 18 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to seek a vote of confidence on Sunday as the restored House of Representatives convenes its meeting.
Deuba was appointed prime minister on July 13 as per the July 12 verdict of the Supreme Court.
The court also reinstated the House of Representatives dissolved on May 21.
The Cabinet on Thursday recommended the House session for 4pm Sunday.
The constitution makes it mandatory that a prime minister appointed under Article 76(5) secures a vote of confidence within 30 days of appointment. A failure to win the vote of confidence leads to dissolution of the House, and elections must be held within six months.
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Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will seek vote of confidence in the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday. The first meeting of reinstated House of Representatives is scheduled to be held on Sunday, as per the Presidentâs Office. The meeting of the National Assembly or the Upper House has also been summoned for the same day
Newly appointed Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to seek vote of confidence in the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday.
The first meeting of reinstated House of Representatives is scheduled to be held on Sunday announced by the Presidentâs Office upon recommendation of the newly formed cabinet.