In a dramatic turn of events in Nepal on Sunday, the opposition CPN-UML and other smaller parties have extended their support to Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, chairman of the CPN-Maoist Centre, who will be the next Prime Minister of Nepal. In a key meeting of the opposition CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist Centre, Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and other smaller parties led by former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, it was agreed to form the government under the leadership of ‘Prachanda’.
Gurung, general secretary of CPN-MC Deb, said that CPN-UML, CPN-MC and other parties will claim Prachanda as prime minister at the President’s office ‘Sheetal Niwas’ with signatures of 165 MPs under Article 76(2) of the Constitution. He said that a Memorandum of Understanding is being prepared for handing over to the President. Prachanda and Oli will become Prime Minister on the basis of rotation.
The meeting was attended by Oli, Prachanda, RSP president Ravi Lamichhane, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party chief Rajendra Lingden, Janata Coordinating Party president Ashok Rai and others at Oli’s residence in Balakot. There was an agreement between Prachanda and Oli to lead the government on rotation basis. Oli agreed to make Prachanda the first prime minister, as per his demand.
The new coalition has the support of 165 MPs in the 275-member House of Representatives, with 78 votes for CPN-UML, 32 for CPN-MC, 20 for RSP, 14 for RPP, 12 for JSP, 6 for Janmat and 3 for Civil Immunity Party.
“The Nepali Congress as the single largest party failed to form a government under its leadership as per Article 76(2) of the Constitution within the time limit of the President. Now, the CPN-UML has taken the initiative to form a new government under its leadership Prachanda with the support of 165 MPs,” CPN-UML general secretary Shankar Pokharel told reporters after the meeting.
Earlier in the day, Prachanda walked out of the five-party coalition led by the Nepali Congress after Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba rejected his bid to become prime minister in the first round. Deuba and Prachanda had earlier reached a tacit understanding to head the new government by turns.
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