Prachanda sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal, not forgetting to commemorate Mao Zedong's birthday
Prachanda, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), was sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal on the 26th. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist), and the National Independent Party1 decided on the 25th to form a majority party alliance in the House of Representatives and recommended Prachanda to be the prime minister. Prachanda won the support of 169 lawmakers in the 275-seat House of Representatives, far exceeding the 138 needed. Therefore, according to the constitution, Nepalese President Bhandari officially appointed Prachanda as the prime minister on the 25th.
Meanwhile, Bishnu Poudel, senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Narayan Kaji Shrestha, senior leader of the Communist Party of Ne…