Nepal

Veep election process begins

Veep election process begins

By Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, October 29 After the election of the President, the Legislature Parliament is all set to begin the process for electing the new Vice-President on Friday. According to Sudarshan Kuinkel, deputy spokesperson for the Legislature-Parliament Secretariat, political parties can file candidacies for the post from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. As per the election schedule, the Secretariat will publish the name of the candidates at 1:30 pm. The voting for the post will be held from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday. The result of the election would also be announced at 5:00 pm the same day. The High Level Political Mechanism discussed the ruling coalition’s common candidate for the post but failed to take a decision today. The ruling coalition would take a decision tomorrow, said CPN-United Chair Shah. He said most of the leaders were for fielding a Tharu or Madhesi candidate for the post. Unified CPN-M has already announced candidacy of standing committee member Nanda Bahadur Pun, while Nepali Congress has decided to field Amiya Kumar Yadav for the post.