Nepal's Parliament will elect on Friday the country's new Prime Minister after being directed by the President to initiate the government formation process through a majority vote in the wake of Maoists' repeated failure to forge consensus among key parties on the issue.
The Parliament Working Procedure Management Committee has decided to hold the election of Prime Minister on Friday, according to sources in the Constituent Assembly. The nominations for the top post will be accepted on Thursday, they said.
In the 601-strong assembly, to get their candidate elected as Prime Minister, any combination of political parties would need the magic number of 301 votes.
After the Maoists, who had emerged the top group in the April 10 polls, failed to form an all-party consensus government under Article 38(1) of the Constitution, President Ram Baran Yadav called for initiating the process of government formation through majority voting in the Constituent Assembly as per the article 38(2).
However, a detailed election programme is yet to be announced.
