KATHMANDU: Nepal's Parliament will elect on Friday the country's new prime minister after being directed by the president to initiate the government formation process.
Parliamentary spokesman said that the Parliament Working Procedure Management Committee has decided to hold the election for prime minister on Friday.
The nominations for the top post will be accepted on Thursday, they said. In the 601-strong assembly, to get their candidate elected as prime minister, any combination of political parties would need the magic number of 301 votes.
After the Maoists, who had emerged the top group in the April 10 polls, failed to form an all-party consensus government under Article 38(1) of the Constitution, President Ram Baran Yadav called for initiating the process of government formation through majority voting in the Constituent Assembly as per the Article 38(2).
However, a detailed election program is yet to be announced.
The major parties had failed to reach consensus on government formation after the Maoists rejected the Nepali Congress' demand for the defense portfolio.
The parties have now intensified consultations in order to field a consensus candidate so that prime minister could be elected unopposed and a government involving all major groups could be formed, said CPN-UML central member Shanker Pokharel.
Friday, August 15, 2008
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