Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel has been rejected for the post of Prime Minister by the Legislature Parliament for tenth time at the election held at Constituent Assembly (CA) Hall, Naya Baneshwor Wednesday.Poudel secured 109 votes in his favour and one vote against him. 46 lawmakers opted for 'no vote' section in the ballot paper. Altogether 156 lawmakers participated in the voting process.The remaining lawmakers including those of Unified CPN (Maoist) and CPN (UML) did not participate in the election process as announced earlier. The Madhes-based parties also stayed away from the voting process. The next round of prime ministerial election has been scheduled for Thursday. Speaker Subash Chandra Nemwang announced at the end of the House sitting today that the motion to elect Ram Chandra Paudel as the PM would be presented before the parliament for eleventh time on Thursday.He has called the next meeting of the House at 3 pm, Thursday for the election. Earlier, a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the LP had decided to hold the next round of PM elections on Thursday.
There was some dispute among the parties about the next round of election at the BAC meeting. NC had proposed to schedule the next round of election after Dashain festival, while other parties rejected the proposal.
Paudel is the sole candidate for the post of PM after another candidate UCPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal withdrew his candidacy after the eighth election.The other two major parties in the parliament, UCPN (Maoist) and UML, decided not to participate in the election process saying the on going process cannot end the political deadlock.The nation has been running under a caretaker government for over last three months after Madhav Kumar Nepal stepped down from the post relenting to immense pressure from the Unified CPN (Maoist) and a faction within his own party.
The series of PM election that began on July 21 has prolonged for almost three months now. According to the existing parliamentary regulation the motion to elect a prime minister needs to be presented at the parliament until the parliament elects a Prime Minister.
However, with support of less than one-fifth of the total parliamentarians Paudel is certain to get defeated every time the motion is presented before the parliament.UCPN (Maoist) and UML have requested Speaker Nemwang to use his prerogative to suspend the clause on prime ministerial election to end the ongoing impasse’.However, Speaker Nemwang has already made it clear the process will continue until Paudel also withdraws his candidacy as per the parliamentary regulations.
NC candidate Paudel has said, he would withdraw his candidacy from the post of the Prime Minister only if the UCPN (Maoists) showed firm commitment to the peace process. They have demanded for a clear action plan on integration and rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants, return of grabbed land and property during conflict and dissolution of the paramilitary structure of the parliament.
There was some dispute among the parties about the next round of election at the BAC meeting. NC had proposed to schedule the next round of election after Dashain festival, while other parties rejected the proposal.
Paudel is the sole candidate for the post of PM after another candidate UCPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal withdrew his candidacy after the eighth election.The other two major parties in the parliament, UCPN (Maoist) and UML, decided not to participate in the election process saying the on going process cannot end the political deadlock.The nation has been running under a caretaker government for over last three months after Madhav Kumar Nepal stepped down from the post relenting to immense pressure from the Unified CPN (Maoist) and a faction within his own party.
The series of PM election that began on July 21 has prolonged for almost three months now. According to the existing parliamentary regulation the motion to elect a prime minister needs to be presented at the parliament until the parliament elects a Prime Minister.
However, with support of less than one-fifth of the total parliamentarians Paudel is certain to get defeated every time the motion is presented before the parliament.UCPN (Maoist) and UML have requested Speaker Nemwang to use his prerogative to suspend the clause on prime ministerial election to end the ongoing impasse’.However, Speaker Nemwang has already made it clear the process will continue until Paudel also withdraws his candidacy as per the parliamentary regulations.
NC candidate Paudel has said, he would withdraw his candidacy from the post of the Prime Minister only if the UCPN (Maoists) showed firm commitment to the peace process. They have demanded for a clear action plan on integration and rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants, return of grabbed land and property during conflict and dissolution of the paramilitary structure of the parliament.
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