Election process of new prime minister of the country has begun at the parliament on Sunday. Although the election process was scheduled to begin at 11 am earlier, it was delayed for about 90 minutes as major parties engaged in making last-ditch efforts to ensure victory for their candidates.
My candidacy for national unity, prosperity and development: Oli CPN-UML chair and candidate for the post of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that his candidacy for the post of PM was for national unity, consensus and the development of the nation. While sharing about his candidacy for the post of the PM under the Constitution Article No 298 (3) and Legislature-Parliament Interim Working Procedure 2072, clause 19 (3), PM candidate Oli said that the political parties completed their historical responsibility by issuing a democratic constitution by following democratic norms and values. He added he filed his candidacy for the post as per the need of the hour to implement the new constitution and lead the nation ahead. Chair Oli said that the constitution was issued on the basis of maximum consensus among the political parties. However, chair Oli expressed his discomfort on the discontinuation of the co-work and consensus. He said that he filed his candidacy with the support of various political parties. He remembered his party's support as he himself had seconded Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala's candidacy during the formation Koirala led government.
