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Koirala elected interim govt PM

Sunday - 01st April 2007

KATHMANDU, April 1 - Sunday’s sitting of the Interim Legislature-Parliament has unanimously elected Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister of the outgoing SPA government Girija Prasad Koirala as the Prime Minister of the interim government to be formed shortly.
Speaker of Interim Legislature-Parliament Subash Nemwang announced at around 1:30pm that the House had unanimously chosen Koirala as the Prime Minister of the new cabinet to be announced by PM Koirala shortly.

Before the proposal by MP Anand Prasad Dhungana seeking Koirala's reappointment as the interim PM was unanimously passed by the House, MPs of various parties had wished Koirala a success as the prime minister of the interim government.

Delivering a short speech at the House after being elected the interim PM, Koirala sought the help and cooperation of the MPs of all parties to establish peace and security and successfully hold the Constituent Assembly elections within the stipulated time.

"Post is not important; everybody's cooperation is important. If all eight-parties extend their full support and cooperation, we can easily establish peace in the country," said Koirala, adding, "Making me the PM is not going to be enough. You need to fully support me. Only then can we achieve our goal."

Koirala also promised peace and security in the country from today itself.

"The country has got a new Prime Minister today…I would like to assure you all that the peace and security situation will improve from today itself."

The octogenarian PM also said that he was convinced that he would be successful in his goal of holding CA elections and institutionalizing full-fledged democracy in Nepal if he received full cooperation from all MPs and parties. "I am convinced that I will become successful…The day I will feel that I won't be successful, I will say it publicly."


Source Ekantipur