The process of forming the new government will start after the President receives the report.
After the Election Commission hands over the report, the President will have to call the parties to start the process of forming the new government. There is a constitutional provision that the President appoints the leader of the Parliamentary Party with the majority in the House of Representatives as the Prime Minister. None of the parties have secured a majority in this election. That is why, it has not been decided who will lead the government. Parties are holding discussions on the same. According to the Article 76 (1) of the Constitution, if no party garners clear majority, there is a provision that the President can appoint a member of the Parliament who can obtain a majority with the support of two or more parties represented in the House of Representatives as the prime pinister. If the prime minister is not appointed according to the Article 76 (2) within 30 days from the date of announcement of the final results of the election to the House of Representatives as per Article 76 (3) or the prime minister appointed on the same way fails to obtain vote of confidence as per Article 76 (4), there is a provision that the President appoint the parliamentary party leader of the party with the highest number of members in the Parliament as the prime minister. The prime minister appointed as per Article 76 (2) or (3) will have to obtain vote of confidence within 30 days. The Election Commission had submitted the results of the 2017 election on February 14. CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli was appointed the prime minister on February 15.
