“A mistake has been committed and I apologize to all the party members for that,” Koirala said. He said that though he and CPN-UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal had initially agreed on Karki´s name, they had tried their best to review the decision.[break]
Koirala clarified that they had requested Chairman of the Interim Election Council Khil Raj Regmi and the president not to endorse the decision. “But the president appointed him hastily,” he explained.
Though Koirala and Khanal had initially given their consent on Karki´s name, they had backed out following strong criticism from within and outside their parties.
But UCPN (Maoist) and Madhes-based parties insisted on Karki´s name and the Constitutional Council, which is headed by Regmi, forwarded Karki´s name and the president subsequently endorsed it.
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