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Political Deadlock Continues In Nepal
By KTM Metro Reporter
July 22, 2010: An attempt to break political deadlock electing a new Prime Minister by a majority vote as ordered by the President has failed after the NC candidate could not receive majority votes. He received 124 votes in the 601-member legislature means he has received the votes of the NC legislators only. Chairman of UCPN-Maoist has received 242 votes whereas Chairman of CPN-UML Jhalanath Khanal shied away from the contest saying he could not garner two-thirds majority. Mr. Khanal has boasted that he has garnered 391 votes: short of only 10 votes to have two-thirds majority.
The second round of the election for a new Prime Minister will be held on Friday July 23, 2010. Chairman of UCPN-Maoist Prachanda and NC Vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel are running for the position of Prime Minister. Prachanda has started talking to the small parties for their support. He has talked to them in the past, too but he could not convince them to vote for him. Mr. Poudel has boasted that he would be the winner but did not elaborate how he is going to win the contest for a Prime Ministerial position.
It is most likely that the NC, CPN-UML and the Madheshi political parties will form a new alliance and then vote for NC candidate Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday, July 23, 2010 despite the CPN-UML leaders saying that they would not support the candidate that would not garner tow-thirds majority votes. If these guys stuck to what they have said Mr. Poudel would have difficulty in getting elected. Certainly, UCPN-Maoist would not support Mr. Poudel, and NC legislators have voted against Chairman of UCPN-Maoist in the election for a Prime Minister on July 21. The political game is still uncertain and it depends on how the Madheshi leaders will play the game. So far, they have been watching how the three major political party leaders have been playing the political game.
UCPN-Maoist has 237 votes, NC has 115, CPN-UML 109, Madheshi parties in block has 84, and other small parties have the remaining votes.
