Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel administers the oath of office to Sushila Karki, a former Chief Justice, as Nepal’s interim prime minister during a swearing-in ceremony, following violent anti-graft protests, at the president's office in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept 12, 2025. - Photo: Nepal's President Office/Handout via Reuters
KATHMANDU: Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5 following a week of deadly violence that culminated in the appointment of the country's first woman prime minister.
The statement from Paudel's office late on Friday came just hours after he announced former Chief Justice Sushila Karki would lead the country on an interim basis following the deadly "Gen Z"-led anti-graft protests that forced former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.
