July 24, 2010 7:48 PM

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Nepal Dy PM calls upon to form national consensus government

Nepali Congress leader and Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala has called upon political parties for forming a government of national consensus. She said this is needed as parliament has failed to elect a Prime Minister even after two rounds of elections yesteday.Koirala said her party Nepali Congress should lead such a consensus government as it played an important role in initiating the peace process and the country's transition to a federal democratic republic. The Nepali Congress leader asked the Maoists to fulfil their past commitments including managing their combatants, dissolving the paramilitary structure of their youth wing and return the seized properties.As reported earlier, the parliament had failed to elect a Prime Minister even in the second round of election yesterday with both Maoist Chief Prachanda and Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Podyel failing to get the required simple majority. The parliament is set to vote again on second of August to elect a new Prime Minister.

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