CPN Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been elected the new Prime
Minister of Nepal.
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar announced that Dahal was elected the Prime
Minister as he garnered more votes than 50 per cent of current strength
of the Parliament.
While total 573 lawmakers had cast their votes in the poll, 363 were for
Dahal, according to Speaker Gharti.
Dahal was backed by the largest party in the House, Nepali Congress,
constituents of the United Democratic Madhesi Front and the Federal
Alliance and some other fringe parties.
Total 210 lawmakers including those of CPN-UML and Rastriya Prajatantra
Party-Nepal had cast votes against the Maoist leader.
Though Dahal was the only contender for the top executive position of
the nation, he had to go through the voting as the Constitution requires
that the Prime Minister has to prove support of the majority lawmakers
at the House.
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