Khadga Oli Sworn In As Nepal Prime Minister For Fourth Time

Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, Chairman of the largest communist party in Nepal has been sworn in as the Prime Minister for the fourth time.

New Telegraph reports that Oli took his oath of office administered by President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday at a ceremony in Kathmandu.

The Prime Minister took over power after former PM, Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday, ending a tumultuous 20-month tenure.

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The 72-year-old who is returning to power for the fourth time will have to face a vote of confidence to continue in office.

Oli will be leading a coalition of the Communist Party of Nepal, Unified Marxist-Leninist and the centrist Nepali Congress, the country’s largest party.