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| Sushil Koirala wins vote to be Nepal's prime minister | Sushil Koirala wins vote to be Nepal's prime minister |
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| The leader of Nepal's largest political party, Sushil Koirala, has been elected prime minister, nearly three months after Constituent Assembly elections. | The leader of Nepal's largest political party, Sushil Koirala, has been elected prime minister, nearly three months after Constituent Assembly elections. |
| The Nepali Congress president was the only candidate. He secured 405 of 553 votes cast, after the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) agreed to support him. | The Nepali Congress president was the only candidate. He secured 405 of 553 votes cast, after the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) agreed to support him. |
| There has been political deadlock in Nepal, since elections in November when no party won a majority. | There has been political deadlock in Nepal, since elections in November when no party won a majority. |
| Koirala, 75, will now lead efforts to draft a new constitution. | Koirala, 75, will now lead efforts to draft a new constitution. |
| He will be the sixth head of government to attempt to bring stability to Nepal since the country became a republic in 2008, following a peace deal with Maoist rebels in 2006. | |
| The Maoists, who won most seats in elections that followed the peace accord, were trounced in the November 2013 polls, coming third behind the Nepali Congress and the UML, |