KATHMANDU, Aug 29: At long last, UCPN (Maoist) Vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai has been elected the new prime minister securing 340 votes in the 601-seat parliament on Sunday.
His only rival Ram Chandra Paudel of Nepali Congress (NC) bagged 235 of the total 575 votes cast.
The Maoists
´ eleventh hour deal with the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) paved the way for Bhattarai´s victory. While the UCPN (Maoist), the largest political party in parliament, alone commands 236 seats in the House, UDMF, an alliance of five Madhes-based political parties, altogether
has 65 seats in parliament.
Other political parties Madhesi People´s Rights Forum, CPN-Samyukta, Rastriya Janamorcha, CPN-ML (Socialist), Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi), Federal Sadbhavana Party, Rastriya Janamukti Party, CPN (Ekikrit), Federal Democratic National Front, Dalit Janjati Party, Nepaa Rastriya Party, Socialist People´s Party, Nepal Democratic Socialist Party, Nepal Family Party and independent lawmaker Sadrul Miya Haque also voted for Bhattarai.
Paudel got votes from CPN-UML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, CPN-ML, Rastriya Janashakti Party and an independent lawmaker Baban Singh.
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His only rival Ram Chandra Paudel of Nepali Congress (NC) bagged 235 of the total 575 votes cast.
The Maoists
´ eleventh hour deal with the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) paved the way for Bhattarai´s victory. While the UCPN (Maoist), the largest political party in parliament, alone commands 236 seats in the House, UDMF, an alliance of five Madhes-based political parties, altogether
has 65 seats in parliament.
Other political parties Madhesi People´s Rights Forum, CPN-Samyukta, Rastriya Janamorcha, CPN-ML (Socialist), Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi), Federal Sadbhavana Party, Rastriya Janamukti Party, CPN (Ekikrit), Federal Democratic National Front, Dalit Janjati Party, Nepaa Rastriya Party, Socialist People´s Party, Nepal Democratic Socialist Party, Nepal Family Party and independent lawmaker Sadrul Miya Haque also voted for Bhattarai.
Paudel got votes from CPN-UML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, CPN-ML, Rastriya Janashakti Party and an independent lawmaker Baban Singh.
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