Nepal PM wins trust vote in Parl for third time

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KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, as the Himalayan country struggled to maintain political stability.

Prachanda, 69, a former guerilla leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) the third largest party

in the House of Representatives got 157 votes in the 275-member lower house. He needed 138 votes to win the trust vote, his third since December 2022.