Nepalese PM resigns as Parliament prepares to elect new Premier
Q. PM Sushil Koirala has undertaken which action as Parliament of Nepal prepares to elect a fresh premier after failure to form a consensus?- Published on 12 Oct 15a. Resignation from the post
b. Continuation in the post
c. Suspension from the post
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Resignation from the post
Nepal PM Suresh Koirala has resigned as Parliament makes preparations to elect a new Premier following continued protests and inability to form consensus resulting in blocked of key trade point in India with respect to the new Constitution of the country. Koirala is in the race to become PM again, filing candidacy for the premiership from his Nepali Congress (NC) party. He is running against CPN-UML Chairman K P Sharma Oli, whose name was proposed by Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda and seconded by Rastirya Prajatantra Party chairman Kamal Thapa. The latter is seen as the most likely new PM of Nepal with more than a dozen parties supporting him. The Madhesi group is against the splitting of Nepal into 7 provinces and is protesting against the new constitution.
