President calls for PM’s election in a week

<p>President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for the election of the new prime minister on the basis of a political consensus in a week. </p><p>She made the call in accordance with Article 305 (removal of constitutional difficulties) and Clause 2 of Article 298 of the Constitution of Nepal. </p><p>Assistant Spokesperson at the Office of the President, Keshav Prasad Ghimire said, the President has called on the political parties represented in the Legislature-Parliament to elect a new prime minister within a week and form the government in his/her chairmanship. </p><p>Earlier, President Bhandari had consulted the top leaders of the main political parties on the current political situation.</p><p>At the consultation meeting held for nearly two hours at President's residence, Shital Niwas, Chairman of the CPN-UML and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Centre) discussed the ways ahead for formation of a new government and other contemporary issues. </p><p>According to media expert to the President, Madhav Sharma, the meeting discussed how the constitution could be implemented based on a political consensus and new government formed. <br><br></p>