The first session of newly elected Constituent Assembly in Nepal will be held on January 26.
The session was called following the recommendation of Chairman of interim government Khil Raj Regmi, President Ram Baran Yadav's office said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, the Council of Ministers recommended to the President to convene the meeting on January 26.
The 601-member Constituent Assembly, which was elected in November and will serve as a legislative body, is expected to deliver a new constitution.
The process of formation of the new government will start as soon as the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly takes place.
Nepali Congress has staked claim to form the government.
However, the party needs support from other parties, as it has not secured simple majority.
Nepal has been facing a constitutional crisis since the 10-year civil war ended in 2006. It deepened in 2012 when the first Constituent Assembly elected in 2008 was dissolved without promulgating the constitution.
