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Ram Chandra Poudel of Nepali Congress was elected as the new president of Nepal, amid increasing political instability in the country ruled by a fragile coalition headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.
Poudel, a common candidate of the eight-party alliance that included Nepali Congress and Prime Minister ‘Prachanda’-led CPN (Maoist Center), received the vote of 214 lawmakers of parliament and 352 provincial assembly members.
राष्ट्रपतिमा निर्वाचित हुनुभएकोमा मेरा मित्र रामचन्द्र पौडेलजीलाई हार्दिक बधाई। pic.twitter.com/f3TH2IICtt
— Sher Bahadur Deuba (@SherBDeuba) March 9, 2023
“Hearty congratulations to my friend Ram Candra Poudelji for being elected as the President,” Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba tweeted.
