Nepal’s new PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins confidence vote
Al Jazeera
Deuba faces the immediate task of procuring vaccines and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the Himalayan nation.
Nepal’s new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has won a vote of confidence in parliament, days after the Supreme Court reinstated the legislature that was dissolved in May. The 75-year-old, who has held the office four times before, won 165 votes – exceeding the 136 required – with 83 votes against him, Parliament Speaker Agni Sapkota said on Sunday. He faces the immediate task of procuring vaccines and controlling the spread of COVID-19, which the government says has infected 667,109 people and killed 9,550.
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