Nepalese Prime Minister steps down

Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Thursday resigned from his post, ending a two-month long deadlock to pave the way for the country’s first ever Maoist-led government.

Koirala, 83, announced his resignation while addressing the Constituent Assembly, which was elected in April to rewrite the constitution and govern the Himalayan nation, Nepali Congress Assembly member Tirtha Ram Dangol said.

During his address he called on all political parties to move ahead on the basis of consensus and cooperation, Now Koirala government has become a caretaker one, he said.