Kathmandu: Pm K P Sharma Oli, who is facing a political crisis in Nepal, will move a confidence motion in Parliament on May 10 in an attempt to stay in power. An official statement said on Sunday that President Vidya Devi Bhandari has convened a session of Parliament on May 10 on the recommendation of PM Oli to get the government's vote of confidence. Oli needs at least 136 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives to win the trust vote as four MPs are currently suspended.
According to Nepali media reports, during a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Oli said he would try to win a vote of confidence in Parliament to retain power. Oli's decision comes amid a political stalemate in the country following PM Oli's controversial decision to dissolve the House of Representatives last year. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Leela Nath Shrestha told the media that the PM will move a vote of confidence on May 10. It will be just a one-day session.
Shrestha said Oli wants to take the stalled political process forward. The Government is confident that it will win the trust vote. If that does not happen, there will be an exercise to form a coalition Government. PM Oli's decision comes at a time when Nepal is reeling under the second wave of corona epidemic. Nepal reported the highest ever 7,137 new corona cases on Sunday. The number of infected persons in the country has gone up to 329,000 while the death toll has gone up to 3325.
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