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1 – 9 of 9Although his party contested the November 20 elections as a key component of an alliance headed by then premier Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress, it now holds power as part of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275005
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KP Sharma Oli’s Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) left the ruling coalition that was formed shortly after the November general election when it became clear that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276712
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NEPAL: Further political gridlock lies ahead
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES261678
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Earlier this month, it nullified the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which had split into pro- and anti-Oli blocs in the wake of the premier’s controversial move. Parliament…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260221
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Assembly members are elected indirectly. Last July, Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed prime minister in line with a Supreme Court order. Deuba’s multi-party coalition has a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266552
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He was appointed premier by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on July 13 in line with an order issued by the Supreme Court, which overturned Bhandari’s May move to dissolve parliament…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262876
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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s coalition says Bhandari’s refusal to certify the legislation is unconstitutional. Separately, the latest term of parliament’s lower house…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273004
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He distributed posts across his multi-party coalition. His appointment of party colleague Gajendra Hamal as industry minister aroused widespread controversy, with critics…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264736
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Bhandari acted after deciding that neither Prime Minister KP Oli nor opposition leader SB Deuba had the support of a majority of MPs, even though each claimed he did. Oli was…