Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel on Friday called on political parties to stake claim to form the new government with a Sunday evening deadline to prove the majority, hours after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda' failed to secure a trust vote in Parliament.
President Paudel called on members of the House of Representatives (HoR) to stake a claim for the post of prime minister showing a majority with the support of two or more political parties in the lower house, a statement from the Office of Paudel said.
The President has called on the House members to present the majority through the support of parties represented in the lower house by 5 pm on Sunday, it added.
Earlier, after Prachanda lost the trust vote, the President asked him to hold the fort as a caretaker till a new government was in place. The development is expected to pave the way to the formation of a new coalition government led by former prime minister K P Sharma Oli, 72.
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