Friday, August 15, 2008

I was Right...It's "The Fierce One" for PM!

Posted by Jules West at 2:21 PM

Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has been elected as the first prime minister of republic Nepal by securing majority votes on Friday's election.

Prachanda garnered 464 votes while the Nepali Congress members of the Constituent Assembly voted against him. According to CA chairman Subas Nemwang, 577 of the total 601 CA members took part in the election.

The three alliance partners, Maoists, UML and MJF, now have to finalize the composition of cabinet and the "Common Minimum Programme." Leaders will resume talks on Saturday.

For some interesting commentary check out the "United We Blog" link in the column on the right side of this page.

 

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