Election to the post of Prime Minister is taking place at the legislature parliament today. According to the parliament secretariat, the election process will begin at Constituent Assembly (CA) hall, Naya Baneshwar at 11 am, Wednesday. Nominations for the post of Prime Minister have been registered as separate motions in the parliament.Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (File photo)Unified CPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (UML) have fielded their candidates in the prime ministerial race. Maoist vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai has registered a motion to elect Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the Prime Minister. The motion is seconded by another vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha.
NC Leader Ram Chandra Poudel (File photo)Likewise, NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal have registered separate motions to elect Ram Chandra Poudel and Jhala Nath Khanal, respectively, as the Prime Minister.According to general secretary at the parliament secretariat Manohar Prasad Bhattarai, the election process will begin with deliberations on all three motions. After the deliberations, Speaker of House Subas Chandra Nemwang will allot time for withdrawing the motions. Only the lawmakers who have registered the motions, and not the candidates who have been proposed, can withdraw the candidacy to the post of PM.
CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal If two of the motions are withdrawn leaving a single motion, the Speaker will announce the concerned candidate elected to the post of Prime Minister. If the motions are not withdrawn, the Speaker will present the motion one by one at the parliament for decision. The motion registered first at the parliament will be presented for decision at the House first. Lawmakers present at the House will vote for or against the motion by signing on a box marked ‘yes’ or ‘no’ aside the candidates name.If more than 50 percent of the lawmakers present at the House vote for the candidate, the Speaker will announce the candidate elected to the post of the Prime Minister. The other motions will be automatically diffused. If the first candidate does not secure a majority, the House will move on to the second motion and repeat the process. If none of the motions get approved, the parliament will call for a second election to the post of the PM.
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