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KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The ruling party, CPN (Maoist Center), along with seven other political parties in parliament, have decided to endorse the Nepali Congress (NC) candidate for the presidential election scheduled for March 9.
The election to the Speaker is scheduled for January 19.According to constitutional provisions, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker should be elected within 15 days of the first parliamentary meeting.As per the power-sharing deal reached between the UML and the Maoist Center before Dahals appointment as the new prime minister, UML will have its candidates elected as the president and speaker of the House of Representatives.
The result of Nepal's general election should be finalised in another week, but according to the current result, it is clear no political party or alliance will win a majority of seats in the 275-member House of Representatives.
The $500 million US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant has morphed into a contested geopolitical issue in Nepal, dividing its populace for and against it. Those supporting it argue that the US grant helps build much-needed power transmission lines and upgrades dilapidated roads, but a growing number of people have insisted that it has undermined the country's sovereignty and constitutional autonomy.
Nepal Communist Party | After the rise, rift reigns among the Communists Updated: Updated: January 03, 2021 10:53 IST The Himalayan republic plunged into a political crisis after Prime Minister K.P. Oli, faced with intra-party challenges, got Parliament dissolved Share Article AAA The Himalayan republic plunged into a political crisis after Prime Minister K.P. Oli, faced with intra-party challenges, got Parliament dissolved The abrupt decision by Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to get Parliament dissolved by the President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (a former party colleague of Mr. Oli) before ...