<p>Veteran Nepalese politician Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to become the country&#39;s prime minister for the fourth time as he is the sole candidate in the election slated to take place later today.</p>

<p>Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress party, became the sole candidate in the prime ministerial race, after the main opposition CPN-UML decided not to field its candidate.</p>

<p>The voting is said to be a mere formality to pave his way for the post, Kathmandu Post reported.</p>

<p>Outgoing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the CPN (Maoist Centre) proposed Deuba&#39;s candidacy while senior NC leader Ram Chandra Poudel seconded the proposal at the Parliament Secretariat which on Friday published the schedule to elect the new prime minister on majority basis.</p>

<p>Deuba, 70, needs to secure 297 votes in the 593-strong Parliament to prove his majority during today&#39;s election, and with the NC-Maoist Centre alliance enjoying 287 seats in Parliament and four other parties supporting the alliance having 21 seats, it looks plain sailing for Deuba, the report said.</p>

<p>Deuba served as the prime minister from 1995 to 1997, from 2001 to 2002, and from 2004 to 2005.</p>

<p>However, the election process may get postponed as the main opposition CPN (Maoist Centre) has been protesting against the Election Commission&#39;s decision to conduct re- election in a ward.</p>

<p>The EC called for re-election after the CPN (Maoist Centre) representatives allegedly tore ballot papers when vote counting was underway.</p>

<p>The House meeting summoned for 11 am today was postponed to 3 pm today after the CPN-UML&#39;s protest.</p>

<p>Prachanda resigned on May 24 after a brief stint of nine months, honouring a power sharing understanding with the ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress to hand over the country&#39;s leadership to the largest party in Parliament.</p>

<p>(PTI)</p>


Deuba became the sole candidate in the race after the main opposition CPN-UML decided not to field its candidate

Veteran Nepalese politician Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to become the country's prime minister for the fourth time as he is the sole candidate in the election slated to take place later today. Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress party, became the sole candidate in the prime ministerial race, after the main opposition CPN-UML decided not to field its candidate. The voting is said to be a mere formality to pave his way for the post, Kathmandu Post reported. Outgoing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the CPN (Maoist Centre) proposed Deuba's candidacy while senior NC leader Ram Chandra Poudel seconded the proposal at the Parliament Secretariat which on Friday published the schedule to elect the new prime minister on majority basis. Deuba, 70, needs to secure 297 votes in the 593-strong Parliament to prove his majority during today's election, and with the NC-Maoist Centre alliance enjoying 287 seats in Parliament and four other parties supporting the alliance having 21 seats, it looks plain sailing for Deuba, the report said. Deuba served as the prime minister from 1995 to 1997, from 2001 to 2002, and from 2004 to 2005. However, the election process may get postponed as the main opposition CPN (Maoist Centre) has been protesting against the Election Commission's decision to conduct re- election in a ward. The EC called for re-election after the CPN (Maoist Centre) representatives allegedly tore ballot papers when vote counting was underway. The House meeting summoned for 11 am today was postponed to 3 pm today after the CPN-UML's protest. Prachanda resigned on May 24 after a brief stint of nine months, honouring a power sharing understanding with the ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress to hand over the country's leadership to the largest party in Parliament. (PTI)

Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes sole candidate in Nepal prime ministerial race

<p>Nepal&#39;s prime minister resigned Wednesday as part of a planned handover to a former political foe who will be the impoverished nation&#39;s tenth leader since the end of the civil war in 2006.</p>

<p>Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who led the decade-long Maoist insurgency before entering politics, is expected to be succeeded by three-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who heads the main party in the current coalition government.</p>

<p>&quot;I announce my resignation from the post of the prime minister today,&nbsp;right now, with a pledge to continue being active for the upliftment of the country and the people as a politician, parliamentarian and a citizen,&quot; Dahal said in a televised speech in which he catalogued his government&#39;s achievements.</p>

<p>Dahal, who still goes by his nom de guerre&nbsp;Prachanda, or &quot;fierce one&quot;, had promised to step down after holding local elections as part of the agreement that brought him to power last August.</p>

<p>Local elections were held in three of the country&#39;s seven provinces 10 days ago.</p>

<p>Deuba&#39;s appointment is expected to be confirmed in a parliamentary vote within the next 10 days.</p>

<p>Dahal, 62, came to power after withdrawing support from the then-government and realigning his Maoist party with Deuba&#39;s centre-right Nepali Congress.</p>

<p>It was an uncomfortable alliance -- at the height of the civil war Deuba, then prime minister, had announced a five million rupee ($50,000) bounty for Dahal&#39;s capture, dead or alive.</p>

<p>(AFP)</p>

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Prachanda had promised to step down after holding local elections as part of the agreement that brought him to power last August

Nepal's prime minister resigned Wednesday as part of a planned handover to a former political foe who will be the impoverished nation's tenth leader since the end of the civil war in 2006. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who led the decade-long Maoist insurgency before entering politics, is expected to be succeeded by three-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who heads the main party in the current coalition government. "I announce my resignation from the post of the prime minister today, right now, with a pledge to continue being active for the upliftment of the country and the people as a politician, parliamentarian and a citizen," Dahal said in a televised speech in which he catalogued his government's achievements. Dahal, who still goes by his nom de guerre Prachanda, or "fierce one", had promised to step down after holding local elections as part of the agreement that brought him to power last August. Local elections were held in three of the country's seven provinces 10 days ago. Deuba's appointment is expected to be confirmed in a parliamentary vote within the next 10 days. Dahal, 62, came to power after withdrawing support from the then-government and realigning his Maoist party with Deuba's centre-right Nepali Congress. It was an uncomfortable alliance -- at the height of the civil war Deuba, then prime minister, had announced a five million rupee ($50,000) bounty for Dahal's capture, dead or alive. (AFP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who led the decade-long Maoist insurgency before entering politics, is expected to be succeeded by three-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (WION) ×

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