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Significance
He distributed posts across his multi-party coalition. His appointment of party colleague Gajendra Hamal as industry minister aroused widespread controversy, with critics suggesting it was made on the recommendation of Hamal’s brother-in-law, Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana. Hamal resigned on October 10.
Impacts
Popular calls for Rana to step down will increase.
Regardless of whether Rana remains in post, concern will grow over the judiciary’s influence on Nepali politics.
Political instability will endure amid government infighting and clamour among opposition politicians for snap polls.
Keywords:
Nepal,
AP,
politics,
constitution,
government,
judicial,
legislation,
opposition,
party,
civil war,
election
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