A day after the expiry of the deadline for forming a consensus Government, President Ram Baran Yadav on Monday called on Nepal’s political parties to initiate the process of establishing a majority Government.
The office of the President, in a statement sent to the legislative Parliament, asked parties to begin the process in line with Article 38(2) of the Interim Constitution. Yadav did not give any timeframe for forming the majority Government.
The deadline set by the President for setting up a consensus Government ended on Saturday with political parties unable to reach agreement on a candidate for the PM post. As the deadline under Article 38(1) of the Interim Constitution had passed, it became necessary to issue the notice for forming a majority Government, the President said in the statement.