<p>Nepal today began the process of electing a Prime Minister under the new constitution, with the incumbent Sushil Koirala saying he will ask the President to initiate a process to find his successor.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As soon as the winter session of Parliament began, Prime Minister Koirala said he would go to the Rastrapatibhawan to ask President Rambaran Yadav to initiate the process of electing a new Premier.<br /><br />"According to my public commitment and the provisions of the constitution... I will ask the respected president to take forward the constitutional process to choose the new prime minister," 76-year-old Koirala, who assumed the office of the Prime Minister in February 2014, told parliament.<br /><br />Making a valedictory speech, the veteran Nepali Congress leader appreciated the newly promulgated constitution, saying the historical document has fulfilled people's decades-long dream to have a constitution written by their representative.<br /><br />The constitution requires that a new prime minister be elected from the Parliament within seven days of beginning of the first session of the House after commencement of the new charter.<br /><br />Although Koirala has not announced his resignation, once the new Prime Minister is elected as per the constitutional provision his post will automatically be vacated.<br /><br />There was an understanding between ruling parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML that Koirala will quit the top post once the Constitution is promulgated and K P Oli, the chairman of second largest party CPN-UML, will take over new premiership.<br /><br />The Prime Minister also asked the agitating parties to call off their protests and blockades as the talks between the government and the protegees are underway.<br /><br />The government has formed a team headed by forest minister Mahesh Acharya and informal talks have already started with the agitating Madhesi groups.<br /><br />Madhesis are Indian-origin inhabitants of the Terai region bordering India who are opposed to splitting Nepal into seven provinces.</p>
<p>Nepal today began the process of electing a Prime Minister under the new constitution, with the incumbent Sushil Koirala saying he will ask the President to initiate a process to find his successor.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As soon as the winter session of Parliament began, Prime Minister Koirala said he would go to the Rastrapatibhawan to ask President Rambaran Yadav to initiate the process of electing a new Premier.<br /><br />"According to my public commitment and the provisions of the constitution... I will ask the respected president to take forward the constitutional process to choose the new prime minister," 76-year-old Koirala, who assumed the office of the Prime Minister in February 2014, told parliament.<br /><br />Making a valedictory speech, the veteran Nepali Congress leader appreciated the newly promulgated constitution, saying the historical document has fulfilled people's decades-long dream to have a constitution written by their representative.<br /><br />The constitution requires that a new prime minister be elected from the Parliament within seven days of beginning of the first session of the House after commencement of the new charter.<br /><br />Although Koirala has not announced his resignation, once the new Prime Minister is elected as per the constitutional provision his post will automatically be vacated.<br /><br />There was an understanding between ruling parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML that Koirala will quit the top post once the Constitution is promulgated and K P Oli, the chairman of second largest party CPN-UML, will take over new premiership.<br /><br />The Prime Minister also asked the agitating parties to call off their protests and blockades as the talks between the government and the protegees are underway.<br /><br />The government has formed a team headed by forest minister Mahesh Acharya and informal talks have already started with the agitating Madhesi groups.<br /><br />Madhesis are Indian-origin inhabitants of the Terai region bordering India who are opposed to splitting Nepal into seven provinces.</p>