Nepal PM resigns

KATHMANDU: Nepal's Maoist prime minister resigned Wednesday as part of a planned handover to a former political foe who will be the impoverished nation's tenth leader since the end of the civil war in 2006, reports AFP.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who led the decade-long Maoist insurgency before entering politics, is stepping aside after less than 10 months in office.
He is expected to be succeeded by three-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who heads the largest party in the current coalition government. "I announce my resignation from the post of prime minister today, right now, with a pledge to continue being active for the upliftment of the country and the people as a politician, parliamentarian and a citizen," Dahal said in a televised speech in which he catalogued his government's achievements.
Dahal, who still goes by his nom de guerre Prachanda, or "fierce one", had promised to step down after holding local elections as part of the agreement that brought him to power last August.

Nepal PM resigns

KATHMANDU: Nepals Maoist prime minister resigned Wednesday as part of a planned handover to a former political foe who will be the impoverished nations tenth leader since the end of the civil war in 2006, reports AFP. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who led the decade-long Maoist insurgency before entering politics, is stepping aside after less than 10 months in office. He is expected to be succeeded by three-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who heads the largest party in the current coalition government. I announce my resignation from the post of prime minister today, right now, with a pledge to continue being active for the upliftment of the country and the people as a politician, parliamentarian and a citizen, Dahal said in a televised speech in which he catalogued his governments achievements. Dahal, who still goes by his nom de guerre Prachanda, or fierce one, had promised to step down after holding local elections as part of the agreement that brought him to power last August.