KATHMANDU: Nepal's Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister on Monday (Jul 15) after his Communist Party forged a coalition government with the centre-left Nepali Congress, shifting power in the country's often-volatile parliament.
KATHMANDU: Nepal 's Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister on Monday after his Communist Party forged a coalition government with the centre-left Nepal i Congress, shifting power in the country's often-volatile parliament.
"I, KP Sharma Oli, in the name of the country and people, pledge that I will be loyal to the constitution ... and fulfil my duty as the prime minister," Oli said, as President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office. His predecessor and former coalition government ally, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, lost a vote of confidence on Friday, barely 18 months after taking office.
But political journalist Binu Subedi said that while Oli was an old face in parliament, he faces fresh challenges."Will they be more democratic and work well for the people?" she added.Nepal riot police rout protesters seeking restoration of monarchyThe veteran politician, who has had two kidney transplants, was born in 1952 in Nepal's Tehrathum district, close to the eastern border with India.
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