Nepal’s Communist parties have secured a majority of seats in the upper house of parliament, the election commission said Thursday, paving the way for the leftist alliance to form the next government two months after historic general elections. The alliance of the main Communist party and former Maoist rebels won a strong majority in the indirectly elected upper house, according to results announced Thursday. The leader of the Communist CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, is tipped to be the next prime minister. During his last term in office, relations between Nepal and its traditional ally India reached a nadir, as the Communist leader cosied up to China. The upper house is chosen by an electoral college of provincial lawmakers and other locally elected officials.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 08, 2018 10:41 UTC