Prachanda is all set to be Nepal’s next Prime Minister
After completing the nominations on Tuesday, the leader of Nepal’s Moist Party Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is now all set to become Nepal’s next prime minister lawmakers in the Himalayan nation are due to elect a new Prime Minister on Wednesday after K.P. Sharma Oli resigned last week, minutes before facing a no-confidence motion in Parliament. Prachanda has served as Prime Minister once before, after the Maoists won elections in 2008, but only lasted nine months in office before resigning. The party lost ground in the last elections in 2013 and is now only the third-biggest force in Parliament.
“The talks so far have been positive and we are inclined to support him in the election tomorrow,” said Lal Babu Raut, vice-chairperson of the Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal, one of the member parties of UDMF.“We are hopeful that our grievances against the Constitution will be addressed by the new government.”The new Constitution, the first drawn up by elected representatives, was meant to bolster Nepal’s transformation to a democratic republic after decades of political instability
If elected, Prachanda faces the twin challenges of rebuilding the country after a devastating earthquake and resolving simmering unrest over a divisive new constitution adopted last September.Mr. Oli faced fierce criticism over his handling of protests against the charter, which triggered a months-long border blockade by demonstrators from the Madhesi ethnic minority.