Nepal: Madhav Kumar Nepal denied the possibility of joining the government, the first session of Parliament on January 9

Former Prime Minister of Nepal and President of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal on Monday refused to join the CPN (Maoist Centre)-led government headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. Nepal held a meeting on Monday, in which he said that the CPN (Unified Socialist) will move ahead in the interests of the nation and its people. Nepal said the party is doing well in the current political scenario and is not in favor of confronting or accusing anyone.

He asked the party members to understand the need to form a new political party as their efforts to resolve the problems within the party after former Prime Minister KP Oli dissolved the Parliament in 2021 had failed. He said the party would also review the latest political developments in the country.

‘Prachanda’ will seek trust vote in Parliament on January 10
Nepal’s newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has decided to seek a vote of confidence in Parliament on January 10. An official gave this information on Monday. Prachanda, the leader of the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist Centre, was sworn in as Prime Minister for the third time on 26 December. He dramatically walked out of the Nepali Congress-led pre-poll alliance and joined hands with Leader of the Opposition KP Sharma Oli. The 68-year-old leader on Monday requested the Parliament Secretariat to make arrangements for presenting the agenda for the trust vote in Parliament on January 10.

Prime Minister sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat
“The Prime Minister has sent a letter to include the subject of the trust vote on the agenda for Parliament on January 10,” said Rojnath Pandey, spokesperson for the Parliament Secretariat. There is a constitutional provision that a person who becomes Prime Minister must get a vote of confidence within one month of taking the oath of office.

The first session of the new parliament on 9 January
Elections were held in the Himalayan country on 20 November. President Vidya Devi Bhandari has called the first session of the new Parliament on 9 January. This will be the first Parliament session after the appointment of Prachanda as the new Prime Minister.

Prachanda has the support of seven parties
Prachanda was appointed as the new prime minister after submitting a letter to President Bhandari showing the support of 169 members in the 275-member House of Representatives. He needed 138 votes for a clear majority in the House. He is supported by seven parties, including Oli’s Nepal Communist Party-Unified Marxist-Leninist and the newly formed Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP).