
Kathmandu: Nepal's Parliament elected a Moderate Communist Leader as Prime Minister on Thursday, ending a political stalemate which the United Nations had warned could risk a peace process in the republic. Jhalnath Khanal, Chief of the Communist UML party, was elected Prime Minister with the support of Maoist former rebels, who dominate parliament, following seven months without an effective government in the Himalayan nation. The election raises hopes for a...

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