PM Oli to face vote of confidence on March 11

KATHMANDU, March 4: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli is scheduled to face a vote of confidence at the House of Representatives on March 11.

Spokesperson at the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Dr Bharatraj Gautam said that a meeting of representatives of political parties represented in the House of Representatives held on Monday forged a consensus for the same.

Article 76 (4) of the Constitution requires that the Prime Minister shall obtain a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives within 30 days following his/her appointment to the post. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had appointed Chairman of CPN-UML and newly elected member of House of Representative, Oli to the post of Prime Minister on February 15.

The meeting also passed the election schedule of Speaker and Deputy-Speaker of the HoR and Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly, added Spokesperson Gautam.

As per the election schedule, election of Speaker is scheduled for March 10, Chairman of National Assembly on March 14, Deputy-Speaker on March 16 and Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly on March 18.

As per the Constitution the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of HoR and Chairman and Vice-Chairman of NA should be held within 15 days of the first meeting of the Federal Parliament.

The meeting also forged a consensus to present the Interim Rules of Procedures required for running the Federal Parliament in the first meeting scheduled for March 5 and it would be passed on the same day, said Gautam. RSS