Parliament will convene on Monday to vote for a premier, paving the way for the formation of a government charged with ending a prolonged political crisis that has crippled the economy.
Koirala, 75, is expected to be the only candidate after his Nepali Congress party - which topped the polls last November - secured the backing of the Unified Marxist-Leninist party (UML), which came second.
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