PM Oli secures vote of confidence in Parliament
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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli secured a vote of confidence in the Parliament on Sunday.
He garnered 188 votes while 74 members voted against him in the House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament. A lawmaker remained neutral.
In the 275-member House of Representatives, 263 lawmakers were present in the meeting today.
Nepali Congress, UML, Ashok Rai-led Janata Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, Janamat Party and Democratic Socialist Party among others voted in favor of PM Oli.
CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Swatantra Party, CPN (Unified Socialist), Rastriya Swatantra Party and Janamorcha cast their votes against the vote of confidence.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli was appointed as the Prime Minister on July 14.
The newly appointed Prime Minister sought a trust vote at the House of Representatives (HoR) as per the Article 76(4) of the Constitution.
The Constitution of Nepal mandates that the Prime Minister appointed with the support of two or more than two political parties should seek a vote of confidence within 30 days of his/her appointment.
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