Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Thursday survived a threat to his Government after a U-turn by Prachanda-led Maoists who decided not to withdraw support to him for now.
The dramatic turnaround in the country’s politics came after top leaders of the coalition partners met at the residence of the Maoist chief Prachanda and decided not to withdraw support to the Government “for the time being”.
It has not been disclosed what type of understanding the Maoists have reached with Oli’s party to change its earlier decision.
A Maoist leader said: “Our party has decided to wait for now given that there are some legal complications in registering the no confidence motion against this government. The coalition will remain intact now.”
The Maoists and the Opposition Nepali Congress have accused Prime Minister Oli for failing to implement the new Constitution, address the problems related to the Madhesi people, expedite the post-quake reconstruction work, failing to check soaring market price and promoting black marketing and corruption.