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CPN-UML elects KP Oli its parliamentary party leader
Oli was unanimously elected to the post by the parliamentary party meeting of UML on Tuesday.
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Published at : December 20, 2022
Updated at : December 20, 2022 18:09
Kathmandu
CPN-UML president KP Sharma Oli has been elected the leader of the parliamentary party.
“Oli was unanimously elected by the meeting of the newly elected lawmakers held on Tuesday,” said General Secretary Shankar Pokharel.
In the elections held on November 20, UML won 78 seats—44 seats through FPTP and 34 seats through proportional ballots.
UML has emerged as the second-largest party in the House, leading in the proportional ballot with 2,845,641 votes.
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