KP Sharma Oli sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal for third time in a row
By Team Newsable | First Published May 14, 2021, 4:53 PM IST He previously served as Prime Minister from October 11, 2015 to August 3, 2016 and again from February 15, 2018 to May 13, 2021.
KP Sharma Oli, Nepal's ousted prime minister, has been sworn in as the country's PM for the third time today after the political opposition failed to secure the majority of lawmakers' support.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Oli, 69, at a ceremony at Shital Niwas, after he was reappointed to the post on Thursday night.
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69-year-old Oli had lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament following months of feuding within his ruling Nepal Communist Party and coalition partners.
The Chairman of the CPN-UML will now have to take a vote of confidence at the House within 30 days, failing which, an attempt to form a government under Article 76 (5) of the Constitution would be initiated.
He previously served as Prime Minister from October 11, 2015 to August 3, 2016 and again from February 15, 2018 to May 13, 2021.
The President had asked the Opposition parties to come up with the support of majority lawmakers to form a new government by 9 pm on Thursday after Oli lost the vote of confidence in the House on Monday.
Until Thursday, Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba, who got backing from CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda" was hopeful to get sufficient votes in the House to stake his claim as the next Prime Minister.
But as Madhav Kumar Nepal took a U-turn after his last-minute meeting with Oli, Deuba's dream to become the next Prime Minister was shattered. The CPN-UML is the largest party with 121 seats in the 271-member House of Representatives.
At present 136 votes are needed to form a majority government.
Nepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 last year after President Bhandari dissolved the House and announced fresh elections on April 30 and May 10 at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, amidst a tussle for power within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Oli's move to dissolve the House sparked protests from a large section of the NCP led by his rival 'Prachanda'.
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