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Nepal gets new Communist Prime Minister: K P Sharma Oli sworn in for second time
Context:
CPN-UML Chairman K.P. Sharma Oli has sworn in as the 41st Prime Minister of Nepal
Details:
- K.P. Sharma Oli has been appointed as the Prime Minister for the second time
- He was the Prime Minister from October 11, 2015 to August 4, 2016.
- He had to step down from the prime-ministerial post after the CPN (Maoist Centre) withdrew its support to his government.
- Oli has claimed the Prime Minister’s post with the support of the Left alliance which had garnered a majority victory in the elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7.
- Maoist Centre and UML are set to merge soon
