Nepal President Bhandari has dissolved the 275-member house and announced mid-term polls on 12th and 19th of November.
Basic facts
- After Oli’s announcement not to seek a vote of confidence from Parliament after his re-appointment on 10th of May, President Bhandari had invited leaders to stake claim to the position as per Article 76(5) giving less than 24 hours.
- The President determined that both embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the Opposition alliance’s candidate Sher Bahadur Deuba were not in a position to form a government.
- Bhandari’s announcement came after Prime Minister Oli recommended the dissolution of the House of Representatives following an emergency midnight Cabinet meeting.
- The Opposition Nepali Congress decided to take political and legal actions against the dissolution of the House of Representatives by President Bidya Devi Bhandari, accusing her and Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli of misusing the Constitution for their benefit.
- Last year on 20th December, President Bhandari had dissolved Parliament, but later it was reinstated by the Supreme Court in February.
About Nepal basic facts
- Country name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Capital: Kathmandu
- Population 31 million
- Area 147,181 sq km (56,827 sq miles)
- Major languages Nepali
- Major religions Hinduism, Buddhism
- Life expectancy 68 years (men), 71 years (women) Currency
