Nepal’s coalition politics, a game of musical chairs
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal’s coalition politics, a game of musical chairs

The Hindu  

Coalition politics in Nepal increasingly resembles the game of musical chairs; in Kathmandu too, it is the same cast of characters who have been taking turns for nearly two decades. On December 26, Mr. Prachanda was sworn in as Prime Minister and in return, he assured support to the UML for the posts of House Speaker and President. However, both were tempted with offers of Deputy Prime Minister-ships and Prachanda’s cabinet had four deputy Prime Ministers, one each from the Maoists, UML, RSP and RPP. Editorial | Power roller-coaster: On Maoists and UML sharing power in Nepal Within weeks, Prachanda started chafing as Mr. Oli reverted to his old autocratic ways of calling the shots from behind the scenes. In addition, NC coalition members, the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, CPN and Rashtriya Janamorcha will also support Mr. Poudel.

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