KP Sharma Oli likely to win trust vote in Nepal parliament today

Kathmandu, July 20

Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is expected to win a vote of confidence in Parliament on Sunday, nearly a week after he was sworn in to lead another coalition government in the Himalayan nation facing frequent power struggles.

The 72-year-old veteran Communist leader was sworn in on Monday as the Himalayan nation’s PM for the fourth time. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy along with 21 other members of the Cabinet.

According to Nepal’s Constitution, Oli needs to secure a vote of confidence from Parliament within 30 days of appointment, which he is likely to secure easily. The minimum number to form a government in the 275-strong House of Representatives is just 138. The chairman of the CPN-UML, Nepal’s largest communist party, was appointed as PM on Sunday. The ruling alliance has a strength of 178 in the 275-member HoR.