Sushila Karki Assumes Office As Interim PM of Nepal; Cabinet Expansion Likely Today

Sushila Karki Interim PM of Nepal: Sushila Karki has officially assumed office as the interim Prime Minister of Nepal today. She became the country’s first-ever female to hold the position. The former Chief Justice took oath on Saturday at a formal ceremony in Kathmandu. After her appointment, the Parliament was dissolved by President Ram Chandra Poudel, which withnessed violent protests by Nepal’s Gen Z group. The Nepal unrest resulted in the fall of the KP Sharma Oli's government. Now the Sushila Karki's interim government has been mandated to hold national elections within six months.

Cabinet Ministers in Sushila Karki's Govt

Along with the formation of Sushila Karki's interim government, many prominent personalities into Karki’s interim cabinet. Kulman Ghising has been appointed as the Minister for Water Resources and Electricity. Former Nepal Army General Balananda Sharma Poudel has been appointed as Home Minister. Om Prakash Aryal has taken charge as Law Minister. 

After the violent protest in Nepal, security arrangement has been increased all across the country, especially at Singha Durbar, near Karki’s office and at her private residence.

Election Likely in 6 months

Earlier, proposing Sushila Karki as their first choice, the Gen Z group also stated that elections will likely be held in six months to select a new Prime Minister, as per the choice of Gen Z and the people of Nepal.

"We will be with the government only as watchdogs. We do not want to abolish the Constitution, we want some amendments in it, so that the interests of the people of Nepal can be protected," they said. 

Gen Z leader, Diwakar Dangal, further said earlier, "We are not capable of taking the leadership, and it will take us time to be mature enough to take the leadership. Attempts are being made to break us. Some of the party members have the misconception that they can infiltrate and create a division. This bloodshed is because of you (old leaders). If people start the bloodshed, then they would not survive. We don’t want bloodshed. We want to dissolve the parliament, but not to cancel the constitution."