Political Turmoil! Nepal President Dissolves Parliament, Polls In November

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Kathmandu: Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has dissolved the House of Representatives and announced mid-term polls on November 12 and 19 after she determined that both embattled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the opposition alliance failed to form a government.

The surprise announcement comes after a presidential statement said neither the caretaker PM Oli, nor opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba were able to demonstrate a majority to form a new government by the Friday deadline.

The President has given parties a deadline until 5:00 pm on Friday to form a new government, at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli.

The meeting came a day after Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari urged the political parties in the country to stake a claim to form a new government.

The president’s latest call comes after the ruling party’s candidate for Upper House in Bagmati Pradesh lost the election clearly indicating that Oli doesn’t possess majority support in Parliament.

At present, any lawmaker who stakes a claim to form the government will need the support of 136 lawmakers in the 275-member House of Representatives.

Oli’s CPN-UML is the largest party in the House with 121 seats. The NC has 61 and the CPN-MC 49 lawmakers in the House.

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