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Ram Chandra Paudel, a prominent member of the Nepali Congress, was ushered in today as the country’s president. During a formal ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas, the President’s Office, Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki gave the pledge to Mr. Paudel, 78.
The constitution of Nepal states that the Chief Justice must administer the oath of office and secrecy to the President before he or she can assume office.
As of Thursday, Ram Chandra Paudel is the new president of Nepal.
In contrast to his opponent Subash Chandra Nembwang, Mr. Paudel received 33,802 electoral ballots, while Nembwang received 15,518 votes, according to the Nepalese Election Commission.
The Nepalese Election Commission also reports that 518 members of the provincial assemblies and 313 members of the federal parliament both engaged in the voting to choose the next president.
In New Baneshwar, Kathmandu, the polling took place at the Nepali Parliament building. Two distinct polling places had been set up at the Hall by the Himalayan nation’s election commission for members of the Province Assembly and the federal parliament.
All provinces sent representatives to Kathmandu for the poll. The Electoral College is comprised of 884 individuals, including 275 representatives from the House of Representatives, 59 from the National Assembly, and 550 representatives from the seven provincial legislatures.
He received backing from eight parties, as opposed to the one CPN-UML candidate, Subash Chandra Nembang, who was expected to receive support from independent lawmakers.
On Thursday, Mr. Paudel claimed that he was qualified for the new position because of his expertise with government and the operation of state institutions.
Mr. Paudel, who served as the monarchy’s house speaker and has expertise in governance and the operation of governmental institutions, said as much in a conversation with ANI.
I’ve held a number of official positions in the past. As the speaker of the house, I used to go to the palace once a week and have also visited the royal residences while the country was still a monarchy. Consequently, I won’t be playing a brand-new part in this situation. Additionally, I’ve attended talks with previous presidents and am familiar with the procedures there. I have experience with the position and its responsibilities, Mr. Paudel said after voting earlier on Thursday.
Mr. Paudel has over ten years of prison time on top of being a previous House Speaker. He has so far held the positions of minister five times and legislator six times. Mr. Paudel, a top leader in the Nepali Congress, lost the internal party vote but has now been chosen as the third president of the nation. At the election on Thursday, ten groups supported him.
