Nepal’s main opposition CPN-UML on Tuesday overwhelmingly re-elected former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as the chairman of the country’s largest Communist Party for the second time.
Oli bagged 1,840 votes against his nearest rival Bhim Rawal, who got 223 votes, registering a landslide victory in the party’s 10th general convention held in Chitwan district. The 70-year-old leader was re-elected as the party chief for the next five years.
Elections were held for a few other posts of office-bearers of the party, despite Oli’s attempt to forge a consensus in all the positions.
