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PM calls all-party meet to choose presidential candidate

PM calls all-party meet to choose presidential candidate

By THT Online

Parliament building. THT Online/File

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday called an all-party meet to select a candidate for the post of President through consensus. The meeting has been called at the Legislature-Parliament building at 2 pm today. Earlier, the Central  Working Committee meeting of the main opposition party Nepali Congress had decided to pitch its candidates for the post of President and Vice-President. READ ALSO Nepali Congress CWC decides to file candidacy for President, Vice-President Similarly, the Standing Committee meeting of the ruling CPN-UML had also decided to file party's candidacy for the post of President. READ ALSO UML’s SC meet decides to vie for President

According to the new constitution, the President and Vice-President should be elected within a month of commencement of the first session of the Parliament. The Parliament meeting on Saturday had decided to hold the Presidential and Vice-Presidential election on Wednesday, October 28, if the parties failed to pick a consensus candidate by 4 pm today. READ ALSO House to elect President and Vice-President on Wednesday