President’s Call for Majority Govt

After efforts to install a consensus government failed, President Dr Ram Baran Yadav on February 3 called on the parties represented in the Legislature Parliament to start the process of forming a majority government. In a statement issued by the Office of the President, the President cited Article 38 (2) of Interim Constitution 2063 in support of his announcement. 

 

 

Unification still Possible with UCPN (M): Baidya

CPN-Maoist Chairman Mohan Baidya has said that party unification with the UCPN (Maoist) was still possible provided that the latter amended the political line it took after party’s Hetauda General Convention. Speaking at a press conference organised in the Capital to make public the decisions made by the party’s politburo meeting, Baidya, however, ruled out the possibility of immediate unification. He reaffirmed his party’s stance for an all-side political conference for forging national consensus. 

 

 

Oli Elected UML’s PP Leader

Senior leader of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has been elected the party’s Parliamentary Party leader. Oli who got 98 votes defeated party Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal who could secure only 75 votes in the election that was held at the second largest party’s parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar 

on February 4. 

 

 

PM election on Feb 10

The House Business Advisory Committee has recommended to Pro-tem Speaker Surya Bahadur Thapa to hold an election to the post of Prime Minister at 11 a.m. on Monday. With this new development, the political parties are expected to step up parleys for power-sharing.