Koirala steps down as PM, paves way for new govt in Nepal

Nepal Prime Minister G P Koirala on Thursday announced his resignation to pave way for formation of a new Government.

Nepal Prime Minister G P Koirala on Thursday announced his resignation to pave way for formation of a new Government. The development further complicated the crisis as there was no authority to accept his resignation.

Koirala, in a brief speech, said: “I am tendering my resignation to pave way for formation of the new Government as per the provision of the Constitution.” He hoped political parties would work together in the spirit of consensus and unity. The resignation will be formally accepted only after the new President is elected. As the Constituent Assembly is debating over the provision of electing the President, it might take more than a week for the exercise to be over.

Major political parties, including the Maoists and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), had refused to back Koirala as the presidential candidate. They moved towards forming an alliance on the understanding that UML and Maoists would share the President and the Prime Minister’s post.

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Nepali Congress sources say that Koirala has not given up his hope to be the first ceremonial President of the country, but if that does not materialise, the Nepali Congress will not be part of the Government, and would rather sit in the Opposition. That will bring to an end the seven-party alliance, with Nepal’s politics clearly polarised between the Maoist-led Left Bloc and the Nepali Congress-led Democratic bloc.

“You can minus me, but we must continue working together in the spirit of consensus and unity,” Koirala said.

Maoist leader Prachanda welcomed Koirala’s decision, saying that it was an “important” step.

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