Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence on July 12, his secretariat officials stated on Friday.
The latest round of votes of confidence from the Prime Minister, possibly the highest on record, comes after a change in the coalition.
The Prime Minister has sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat to make preparations for the vote of confidence, which he opted for after his coalition partner, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), deserted him and walked out of government earlier this week.
“Prime Minister has decided to take the vote of confidence on July 12, 2024 (28 Ashar, 2081 BS). The Parliament Secretariat has been informed about it. It comes in line with the decision that was made on Thursday evening by the cabinet,” Govinda Acharya, Press Advisor to the Prime Minister.
In the letter, the Prime Minister stated that his move comes in line with Article 100 (2) of the Constitution, which states, “If the political party which the prime minister represents is divided or a political party in coalition government withdraws its support, the prime minister shall table a motion in the House of Representatives for a vote of confidence within thirty days.”
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is now leading a minority government after his major ally, CPN-UML, formally walked out of the government on July 3. Past midnight on July 2, the UML had allied with the Nepali Congress, changing the political course of the Himalayan nation.
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