Sushila Karki takes oath as Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister

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Kathmandu: Sushila Karki, former chief justice, on Friday took oath as the interim prime minister of Nepal, making her the first woman to hold the position of Prime Minister in Nepal’s history.

The oath of office was administered by President Ramchandra Paudel at a ceremony held at Kathmandu’s Rashtrapati Bhawan. Following the oath-taking ceremony, the interim government has been asked to hold elections to Parliament in six months.

The decision to appoint Sushila Karki, 73, as head of the interim government came after protesters held marathon talks with the Army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel and President Ram Chandra Poudel.

Besides President Ramchandra Paudel and PM Karki, Vice President Ram Sahay Yadav and Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Rawat were present during swearing-in ceremony.

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