Nepal‘s first woman prime minister (PM) was sworn into office on Friday, September 12, on an interim basis, as calm has returned to the country following mass protests that caused the previous government to collapse.
On Saturday, authorities lifted a curfew implemented earlier in the week in the country’s capital and surrounding areas.
President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister and the first woman to head the Himalayan nation’s government.
Poudel also set 5th March as the date for elections based on the recommendation of the new prime minister. The most recent legislative elections were held in 2022.
Sushila Karki, 73, a popular figure, was the only female chief justice in 2016 and 2017 who was known for her stance against government corruption during this period. Some lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to impeach her in 2017 amid accusations of bias. The attempt to impeach had been criticised as an attack on the judiciary.
SOURCE: EURONEWS
