Narayan Prasad Dahal, the candidate of the ruling coalition in Nepal, has been elected to the post of National Assembly Chairperson today.
Narayan Prasad Dahal, the candidate of the ruling coalition, has been elected to the post of National Assembly Chairperson. Announcing the results of the voting held through the ‘voice vote’ method in the meeting of the National Assembly today, Vice-Chairperson Urmila Aryal, who chaired the meeting, declared that the proposal seeking Dahal’s election to the post has been passed as 39 votes went in his favour.
Fifty-six lawmakers participated in the voting on both proposals while one lawmaker stayed neutral. The upper house of the Federal Parliament has 59 members, but presently it has 58 members. The National Assembly will next meet at 1.09 pm on March 13.
Sweta Singh (Kathmandu)