KP Sharma Oli returns as Nepal’s fifth PM in five years, vows political stability

President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath to Oli at a ceremony at Shital Niwas, the main building of Rashtrapati Bhawan at a ceremony that was delayed by more than half an hour.

Kathmandu: President Ram Chandra Paudel greets newly elected Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during the latter's oath-taking ceremony at Shital Niwas, in Kathmandu, Monday, July 15, 2024. KP Sharma Oli, leader of Nepal's largest communist party, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government. (PTI Photo)(PTI07_15_2024_000204B)

K P Sharma Oli, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal -Unified Marxist Leninist, took the oath of office and secrecy Monday as the new Prime Minister of the country heading a four-party council of 22 ministers with members.

President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath to Oli at a ceremony at Shital Niwas, the main building of Rashtrapati Bhawan at a ceremony that was delayed by more than half an hour.

According to the news portal MyRepublica, the swearing-in ceremony was delayed due to the failure of the NC to finalise the names of its ministers to join the government amid disputes within the party.

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There are two deputy PMs in the cabinet, Prakash Man Singh and Bishnu Poudel from the NC and CPN-UML respectively. Singh would also look after the Urban Development Ministry while Vishnu Prakash Paudel would look after the Finance Ministry.

Oli, 72, succeeds Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ who lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives (HoR) on Friday, leading to the formation of the new government.

Arzoo Rana Deuba, wife of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is the Foreign Minister in the cabinet. She said the border issues can be sorted out with effective diplomacy, dialogue, and taking scientific methods into account including the application of GPS.

There are 10 cabinet ministers from the Nepali Congress; eight, excluding the Prime Minister, from the CPN-UML, two from the Janata Samajwadi Party and one from the Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party in the government. —PTI

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