Nepal PM Secures Vote Of Confidence For Third Time
KP Sharma Oli (left and standing), former Prime Minister of Nepal, is leaning over and talking to Madhav Kumar Nepal (right and seated), former Prime Minister and chairman of Unified Socialist, during the third round of the vote of confidence for Premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the Federal Parliament of Nepal in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 13, 2024. Before the general election of 2023, Nepal had broken off with Oli and formed a new party, splitting from the CPN-UML led by Oli. 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 the 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
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