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Nepal in political turmoil after PM calls for new elections Nepal is staring at a constitutional crisis after PM KP Sharma Oli dissolved parliament in a bid to counter discord within the ruling party. A protester burns an effigy of PM KP Sharma Oli outside the parliament in Kathmandu Nepal has plunged into a political crisis and renewed instability after President Bidhya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament on Sunday at the request of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and announced general elections would be held in April and May next year, more than a year ahead of schedule. The PM's decision has...
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