Former chief justice Karki named Nepal's first female PM after violent unrest


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  • Friday, 12 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki speaks with the media in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Nepal's interim prime minister on Friday, becoming the first woman to lead the country after deadly anti-graft protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.

President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office to Karki at the presidential palace in a ceremony broadcast live.

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