HISTORIC! Nepal PM Dahal 99 per cent votes in parliament, highest in the sate for any candidate till date
A total of 270 lawmakers were present in yesterday"s meeting. Dahal required at least 138 votes to win the trust motion.
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Kathmandu, Jan 11: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda won the vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday (Jan 10) with 268 votes in favour and two against. It is the first time in the history of Nepal's parliament that any Prime Minister has secured more than 99 per cent votes in parliament.
A total of 270 lawmakers were present in yesterday's meeting. The prime minister required at least 138 votes to win the trust motion. Dahal said in his parliamentary address on Tuesday (Jan 10), "Yesterday, I had said that the whole house would be in favour of the vote of confidence as I exited the federal parliament but hadn't said it knowing it would evidently happen but I had expressed my opinion and feeling as well as what I really had wanted for. Today here in this honorable parliament, the whopping support seen in this parliament regarding the vote of confidence for the government has made me feel proud. I am standing at the centre of the national unity government."
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ led coalition government finally got the stamp of approval from the parliament after winning the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives with a thumping majority.#Nepal pic.twitter.com/thykdXosfc
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The Nepal PM further continued, "On the other hand, I've been entrusted with challenges and responsibilities, what would happen, how I should go ahead, and whether I would be able to handle this support and trust in a justifiable way or not. The thoughts are running through my mind." Nepali Congress that was the reason for the postponement of Tuesday's house session in the final hours had decided to vote for Dahal. Tagging along, the lawmakers of CPN (Unified Socialist) and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party voted in favour of the confidence motion which set a new record.
"I declare that the motion of the vote of confidence tabled by Prime Minister Dahal has been endorsed with a majority," said the oldest parliamentarian Pashupati Shumsher Rana, who chaired the meeting as Speaker. Addressing the parliament while tabling the trust motion, Prime Minister Dahal said he is ready to take ahead the politics of consensus, cooperation, and mutual trust. The prime minister said he asked for a vote of confidence with the commitment to ensure social justice, good governance, and prosperity.