Karki inducts Khanal, Ghising and Aryal into interim Cabinet
Finance, energy and home portfolios finalised. Swearing-in today.
Finance, energy and home portfolios finalised. Swearing-in today.
Names new organisation Nagarik Unmukti Party Nepal, pledges to hand over property to state.
They warn Karki should not stumble on the constitutional issue. She should rather focus on effecting transformation under a new mandate.
If there’s an agreement on candidates, new ministers will be appointed today. Karki wants a small Cabinet of up to 15.
Former chief justice Karki, widely praised for her integrity, was chosen by Gen Z to guide the country through historic transition.
House dissolved. She has a six-month mandate to hold elections, by March 4, 2026.
Political parties warn against sidestepping constitution, Gen Z calls for House dissolution.
Legal experts see two options: Naming a sitting lawmaker as prime minister, or letting the President name a Gen Z candidate as PM.
Protesting youth had chosen the former chief justice Sushila Karki in an online poll. But she is by no means a consensus candidate.
Policy meet endorses party committees’ earlier decision to remove 70-year, 2-term limits for top leadership positions.
Other parties, except for the Maoist Centre, are against a former head of state returning to active politics.
Delegates debate political, organisational and statute amendment documents ahead of Sunday’s closed session.
Delegates debate political, organisational and statute amendment documents ahead of Sunday’s closed session.
Opposition parties say selection of the same person undermines parliamentary and democratic values.
Oli proposes ‘Nepali style of socialism’, mentions his meeting with Xi in political paper.
Oli urges discipline. Leaders register a document opposing removal of leadership limits and blocking Bidya Bhandari’s return.
Despite party committees snubbing her intention to return, the matter looks set to take precedence at the party’s policy meet starting tomorrow.
Lawmakers object to China’s stance that Lipulekh dispute should be resolved bilaterally with India.
Party leaders argue Thapa had already divorced his first wife and that there was no point in politicising his private affair.
Assembly has a constitutional deadline of Wednesday to endorse the bill and dispatch it to the lower house.