China News Service, Beijing, May 14. News from Kathmandu: The Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) Oli was sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal on the afternoon of the 14th at the Nepalese Presidential Palace.
This is Oli’s third appointment as Prime Minister of Nepal.
On October 11, 2015, Ollie defeated Koirala and was elected prime minister.
At the end of July 2016, Ollie announced his resignation.
On February 15, 2018, Oli, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) who won the election, swore to become the new prime minister.
This is also a phased node in the development of a series of political disputes in Nepal in recent times.
On May 10 this year, Nepal’s Prime Minister Oli lost a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament because he received less than half of the votes.
The Ollie government turned into a caretaker government.
According to the Constitution, if there is no absolute majority party in the House of Representatives, the president can appoint the leader of the House of Representatives majority coalition formed by two or more political parties as prime minister.
However, due to the lack of support from the Nepal Socialist People’s Party and other parties and related persons, the Nepal Congress Party and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) were unable to successfully form a majority alliance by 21:00 on May 13.
The failure to form the majority coalition means that the President of Nepal can appoint the leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives as prime minister.
The Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) is still the largest party in the House of Representatives, so Nepalese President Bhandari appointed Oli, the chairman of the party, as prime minister on the evening of May 13.
According to the constitution, Ollie, who becomes prime minister in this way, must win a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives within one month.
Observers pointed out that after a series of discussions, some differences within the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) showed signs of closing, so the probability of Oli winning a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives in the future is not low.
The cabinet ministers of the Ollie government were also sworn in at the presidential palace that day.
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