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Kathmandu [Nepal]December 19 (ANI): Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari has given the country’s political parties a week to prove a majority after last month’s national elections.
In a statement, Bhandari asked the newly-elected members of the House of Representatives to stake a claim for the post of Prime Minister with the support of two or more political parties by December 25, The Kathmandu Post reported.
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“Under Article 76, Paragraph 1 of the Nepali Constitution, 2015, no political party has an absolute majority in the House of Representatives, and the President has called upon the members of the House of Representatives under Article 76, Paragraph 2, of the Nepalese Constitution, 2015, to be elected by 5pm on December 25, 2022. obtain a majority of votes in order to be appointed as Prime Minister of Nepal with the support of two or more political parties in the House of Representatives,” Kathmandu Post said.
The call to represent the majority through the federal legislature comes after the Nepal Election Commission submitted the final results of the federal election to the president on Thursday.
On December 14, the Election Commission announced the final results of the parliamentary elections held on November 20 this year.
The commission made public the results of elections held under the first-term-serving (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) categories. In the elections held on November 20, CPN-UML won the most seats under the PR category, followed by the Nepal Congress (NC).
UML got 34 seats under PR system, NC 32, Maoist Center 14, Rastriya Swatantra Party 13, Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7, Janata Samajwadi Party and Janamat Party 5.
Under the country’s constitution, Nepal’s president can appoint a party leader who can complete a majority by gaining the support of other incumbent parties. Notably, a government formed with the support of two or more people is mandated to testify in support of it in Parliament within 30 days of its formation.
If the government fails to secure support, then the president should give another chance to a majority. In the event of repeated defeats, the president can dissolve the House of Representatives and call for new elections within six months.
The constitution also limits the number of central ministers to 25 seats, including the prime minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers, ministers of state and assistant ministers. (Arnie)
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