K P Sharma Oli appointed Nepal's new Prime Minister

K P Sharma Oli the leader of Nepals largest communist party was appointed Nepals Prime Minister for a fourth term on Sunday to lead a new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the Himalayan nationOli 72 succeeds Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Friday leading to the formation of the new government process as per Article 76 2 of the ConstitutionPresident Ram Chandra Paudel appointed Oli Chairman of the Communist Party of NepalUnified Marxist Leninist CPNUML as the new Prime Minister under Article 762 of the Constitution of Nepal according to a notice issued by the Presidents OfficeOli became the Prime Minister with the support of the Nepali Congress the largest party in ParliamentOlis swearingin ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11 am on Monday at Shital Niwas the main building of Rashtrapati BhawanOli now needs to secure a vote of confidence from Parliament within 30 days of appointment according to the constitutional mandate Oli will a need a minimum of 138 votes in the 275seat House of Representatives HoROn Friday night Oli staked his claim to become the next Prime Minister with the backing of NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba and submitted the signatures of 165 House of Representatives HoR members 77 from his Communist Party of NepalUnified Marxist Leninist CPNUML party and 88 from the Nepali Congress NCCPNMaoist Centre Chairman Prachanda lost the vote of confidence in HoR during a floor test on FridayEarlier last week Nepali Congress president Deuba and CPNUML chairman Oli inked a sevenpoint deal to form a new coalition government replacing Prachanda The two leaders agreed that the remaining term of the Parliament would be shared between them turn by turnAccording to the July 1 deal between Congress chief Deuba and UML chair Oli the two parties will lead the government on a rotational basis until next general elections scheduled for 2027Prime Minister Oli will form a small cabinet on Monday according to sources close to himOther political parties including Rastriya Prajatantra Party Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party are also likely to join the governmentOli served as Nepals prime minister from October 11 2015 to August 3 2016 and then from February 5 2018 to July 13 2021 He continued to serve from May 13 2021 to July 13 2021 because of an appointment by the then President Bidya Devi Bhandari described by local media as a success of Olis Machiavellian tricks Later the Supreme Court ruled that Olis claim to the post of prime minister was unconstitutionalNepal has faced frequent political turmoil as the country has seen 14 governments in the past 16 years after the Republican system was introducedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever