KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli has been appointed as Prime Minister on Sunday.
President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed the UML Chairman under Article 76(2) of the Constitution.
Following the collapse of the government led by CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the President called for the formation of a new government by 5 pm on Sunday.
In response, Oli submitted his claim to the premiership with the support of 166 MPs to the President at the Sheetal Niwas on Friday night.
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