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Nepal faces new elections

At an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday morning, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recommended the dissolution of the Parliament of Nepal and called a general election. The decision was ratified by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in an official announcement hours later. “Prime Minister Oli was mandated to rule Nepal, but …

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Nepalese cabinet approves dissolution of parliament, prime minister seeks quick polls as opposition calls move ‘unconstitutional’

Nepal’s cabinet recommended the dissolution of the country’s parliament in a meeting on Sunday, state media reported. The development comes amid a protracted power struggle between him and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers after …

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