Victory for protesters in Nepal. The new government will be driven by a prime minister that they like
Protesters in Nepal, after the designation of the new Premier Photo: Lin Stankar / AFP / Profimedia
Nepal ended on Friday, several days of political uncertainty after the protests that forced the resignation of the former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, with the appointment of the former president of the Supreme Court, Sushila Karki, as head of the interim government, the first woman holding this position in the country's history, informs EFE.
Karki was going to take the oath at 21:00 (15:15 GMT) at the Sheetal Niwas presidential headquarters, Kiran Pokharel confirmed for EFE.
Immediately thereafter, it is expected that Sushila Karki will lead the first meeting of the new cabinet, in which the ministers will decide to recommend to the Nepalese president, Ram Chandra Pouudel, to dissolve the Chamber of Representatives.
The agreement comes after intense negotiations between President Piuudel, Karki, the army and the leaders of the youth movement “Generation Z”, who requested the dissolution of the Parliament as a condition to allow the training of an interim executive.
Sushila Karki is known in Nepal for her role in the fight against corruption and has become a consensus figure among young protesters. Her name has been discussed since the beginning of the crisis as an option to run an executive.
Several actors of civil society, such as professional colleges and lawyer associations, have insisted that any solution must remain within the constitutional framework. Even the Nepalese president has engaged in a transition to keep the rule of law and institutional legitimacy.
According to the new agreement, the Chamber of Representatives will be dissolved and the new government will take over the power taking into account the requests of the protesters who blocked the transition after Oli's departure.
Nepalul spent three days in a power of power, while the Parliament demanded a constitutional solution and sectors of the civil society warned that any executive outside the Constitution would be lacking in legitimacy. The impasse took place against the background of an increase in tensions. The protests, triggered after the blocking of 26 social networks on September 4, resulted in at least 51 dead and over a thousand injured, according to the latest official balance.
