Balendra Shah to be sworn in as PM on March 27
Summary
Balendra Shah, senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is set to be sworn in as Nepal's prime minister on March 27 following the party's electoral victory.
Key Points
- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a two-thirds majority in the March 5 elections.
- Balendra Shah, the party's senior leader and former Kathmandu mayor, will be sworn in as prime minister on March 27.
- RSP's manifesto states the cabinet will have no more than 18 members, less than the maximum allowed by the constitution.
- President Ramchandra Paudel will appoint Shah as prime minister under Article 76(1) after Shah is elected as the parliamentary party leader.
