Officials at the parliament secretariat said parliamentary regulation has not envisioned such a situation. [break]
Leaders from the major political parties are planning to make the provision clear once the parliament starts amending some provisions in the regulations. A majority of lawmakers in the House have registered a notice at the secretariat demanding amendments to some provisions related to voting on prime minister.
While some leaders are for resuming the process afresh as per the article 38 (1) of the constitution that requires call from the president to form the
government on the basis of consensus and starting the process right from the beginning, others are for resuming it as per the article 38 (2). As per the latter provision, the parties can directly field their candidates and restart voting.
“Parties haven´t taken any decision in this regard yet. Leaders have demanded more time for further consultations,” Speaker Subas Nembang told Republica.
The ongoing process is expected to terminate Wednesday as the largest UCPN (Maoist) and third-largest CPN-UML, among other parties have decided to vote against the lone prime ministerial candidate Ram Chandra Paudel.
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