Sharp operator Deuba takes helm in Nepal for fourth time

Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba (C) arrives at parliament for the vote to elect him prime minister on June 6, 2017 Kathmandu (AFP) - Sher Bahadur Deuba, who Tuesday became prime minister for the fourth time, is a sharp political operator who has swept in and out of power through a series of alliances typical of the horse-trading that defines Nepali politics. Deuba last held power in the final years of the brutal 10-year civil war, which claimed more than 16,000 lives and displaced thousands. His failure to bring an end to the conflict prompted King Gyanendra Shah to retake .-AFP

Kathmandu (AFP) - Sher Bahadur Deuba, who Tuesday became prime minister for the fourth time, is a sharp political operator who has swept in and out of power through a series of alliances typical of the horse-trading that defines Nepali politics.

Deuba last held power in the final years of the brutal 10-year civil war, which claimed more than 16,000 lives and displaced thousands.