UML Chair Oli appointed Prime Minister
Published On : 14 July, 2024 6:12 pm
Kathmandu- Chairman of the CPN UML, KP Sharma Oli, has been appointed the Prime Minister. President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed UML Chairman Oli as the Prime Minister in accordance with Article 76 (2) of constitution, according to President’s Press Advisor, Kiran Pokhrel.
Oli was appointed the PM in the backing of largest political party in parliament, Nepali Congress. UML Chairman Oli and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba had submitted the signatures of a majority of lawmakers proposing Oli as the new prime minister in the wake of President Paudel’s call on staking a claim for PM after the outgoing PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s failure to secure trust vote in the House of Representatives meeting on Friday.
The President had called to stake a claim for PM with the support of two or more political parties representing in the parliament, giving a deadline till today. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 11:00 am next day.