Nepal appoints first woman PM, Sushila Karki, amid Gen Z protests
Nepal’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki on Friday evening took oath as Prime Minister, ending days of political uncertainty after the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli earlier this week following widespread protests. After hectic consultations and negotiations among various stakeholders, Karki’s name was announced as the head of the caretaker government that will conduct fresh parliamentary elections.
Widely respected for her tenure as Nepal’s first woman Chief Justice, Karki, 73, is set to script history by becoming the Himalayan nation’s first woman Prime Minister. Karki was chosen to lead the interim government after a meeting between President Ramchandra Paudel, Nepal’s top military brass, and the youth protesters, who spearheaded the anti-government protests
A meeting held between President Paudel, the Nepal Army chief, and representatives of the ‘Gen Z’ protesters agreed on Karki’s name to head the interim government. Soon after taking the oath, Karki will form a small cabinet, and at its first meeting of the cabinet, she is likely to recommend to the president dissolution of the Parliament as per an understanding reached among various stakeholders, sources said.
President Paudel also consulted leaders of all major political parties, legal experts, and civil society leaders separately before deciding to appoint Karki as the caretaker prime minister. Oli quit on Tuesday following the violent youth-led agitation.
The major demands by the Gen Z protesters included checking corruption, ending political disorder and nepotism, and lifting a ban on social media sites. That ban was lifted on Monday night.
The Army on Thursday extended prohibitory orders in three districts of Kathmandu Valley while allowing public movement during specific windows, as the Himalayan nation gradually returned to normalcy.
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