Nepal PM Secures Vote Of Confidence For Third Time
Pushpa Kamal Dahal (left, wearing a red scarf), Prime Minister of Nepal, is chatting with KP Sharma Oli (right), former Prime Minister and leader of the second largest party in the Nepali parliament, as they are walking towards the designated area to cast their votes in the third vote of confidence at the Federal Parliament of Nepal in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 13, 2024. Prime Minister Dahal is testing the floor for the third time following the constitutional provision stated in the Constitution of Nepal 2072's Article 100 Sub-section (2), which mandates a Prime Minister to prove a majority in case any parties in the coalition walk out. In this third vote of confidence, which comes within 15 months of Dahal's tenure as Prime Minister, he has secured 157 votes in favor, while 110 lawmakers have stood against the vote of confidence. One lawmaker in the Nepali federal parliament has remained abstained. A total of 268 votes are being cast.
Making a surprise turn on March 4, Prime Minister Dahal decided to reviv
- Product Code
- ILEA002454774
- Registered date
- 2024/3/13 00:00:00
- Credit
- NurPhoto / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto
- Media size
- 5248 × 3499 pixel
- Deployment size
- 6.83(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.