Pushpa Kamal Dahal, 61, who still uses a nom de guerre that means “Fierce”, won 363 votes out of the 573 cast in the 595-member parliament, Speaker Onsari Gharti said. The Parliament also rejected three key Bills – the Finance Bill, the Bill to Raise Domestic Debt and the Loan and Guarantee Bill – tabled by the incumbent government right before Dahal tabled the no-confidence motion against the incumbent Prime Minister.
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My candidacy was to strengthen the national consensus among parties to solve all the problems, Dahal said stating that his government would try to resolve the differences with the Madhesi parties.
NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba speaks at parliament.
The Maoist chief and former premier known for his anti-India stance is expected to become Nepal’s 39th Prime Minister with the support of largest party Nepali Congress, the Madhesis and other fringe parties if there is no dramatic development.
The Madhesi alliance chose to support Prachanda’s candidacy after a 3-point agreement with the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Maoist Centre) but will not join the government, Karna said.
“The candidate has to show that s/he has a majority”, he said, adding: Parties like the UML can vote against Prachanda. The party of outgoing Prime Minister Oli made a decision to remain as the main opposition party.
In fact, the Nepal-China agreements were the outcome of dealsmade by the government that he led earlier, according to a statement by Prachanda’ssecretariat.
Aug 3, 2016- Parliamentarian Pushpa Kamal Dahal informed the Legislature-Parliament meeting on Wednesday about his candidature to the post of Prime Minister in accordance with the Article 298 (3) of the Constitution of Nepal and the Rule 49 (4) of the Legislature-Parliament Regulations, 2073 BS.
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As per the agreement, the government-in-waiting would implement the Madhesi Front’s demands that include acknowledging those killed during the Madhes agitation as martyrs and providing free treatment to the injured besides amending the Constitution to redraw provincial boundary, while the Madhesi parties would support the new government. Many influential Maoist leaders defected to his camp before the party was formally announced.
