A highly placed source at the parliament secretariat said it is preparing to start the nomination process for the new speaker from Wednesday. The next meeting of parliament has been scheduled for Wednesday at 3 pm."Nomination process for the new speaker will start on Wednesday and is likely to be conclude by Friday," said the source. As per Article 299 of the new constitution, it is mandatory to pick a new speaker within 20 days of the first sitting of parliament.
Speaker Subas Nembang plans to resigns from his post before the nomination process starts, claimed the source. Leaders of the ruling political parties have said that the UCPN (Maoist) is being asked to file candidacy for the post, said Maoist leader Shakti Basnet.
The House will first call for consensus among the political parties, allocating a few days for the purpose, and if consensus fails, the speaker will be elected through majority vote. Election of the deputy speaker is to be held only after the election of the speaker.
Parliament's meeting on Monday revised the parliamentary regulations, providing for the speaker to submit his resignation to the president.
Similarly, the nomination process for the new president is planned for after October 27, the date on which parliamentary business resumes after the Dashain festival. Article 297 of the new constitution states that the nomination process for the new president and vice president shall start within 30 days of the first sitting of parliament.
The ruling CPN-UML has been staking its claim to the post as the UCPN (Maoist) was reluctant to file its candidacy. However, the largest political party in parliament, Nepali Congress, has not made clear wherher it party will seek the post.
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