Three-time Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected the new president of Nepali Congress, the country’s largest democratic party, in a run-off poll, succeeding late premier Sushil Koirala.
Deuba, 69, was elected the Nepali Congress chief during the 13th National General Convention on Monday night. The post was vacant after the death of 79-year-old Koirala last month.
During the convention, the Nepali Congress also elected its new general secretary and other top officials. Shashanka Koirala, son of Nepal’s first elected Prime Minister BP Koirala, has been elected the new general secretary and Sita Devi Yadav the treasurer of the party.