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NC chooses Koirala as PM candidate
Top Nepali Congress leaders on Saturday morning have agreed to make NC President and incumbent Prime Minister Sushil Koirala as its candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the new government.Top Nepali Congress leaders on Saturday morning have agreed to make NC President and incumbent Prime Minister Sushil Koirala as its candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the new government.
According to sources, a meeting was held between Koirala, Deputy-President Ram Chandra Poudel and leader Sher Bahadur Deuba at PM’s official residence in Baluwatar this morning where leaders agreed to nominate Koirala for the premier position.
It is to be noted that all the three leaders had been aspiring to become the next prime minister of the country.
According to the timetable published by the Parliament Secretariat, any lawmaker willing to contest for the top executive post can register their candidacy on Saturday from 11am to 4pm.
The voting for the prime minister position will begin in Legislature-Parliament at 11 am tomorrow.
A candidate needs 299 votes out of 598 lawmakers (excluding suspended Sanjay Sah) to be elected as the PM.