NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – Nepal's parliament will vote on no confidence motion against Prime Minister Sharma Oli, put forward by three parties, around July 21, Parliament Secretariat spokesman Bharat Raj Gautam said Thursday.
"Parliament will vote on July 21 itself or the following day. The prime minister has to answer the questions raised by lawmakers," Gautam was quoted by the Kathmandu Post as saying.
If Prime Ministers Oli fails to receive the support of 298 out of 595 lawmakers, Parliament speaker Onsari Gharti will set a date for the selection of a new prime minister.
On Wednesday, lawmakers from the three parties took the initiative to submit a no confidence motion against in the government. It was signed by 256 deputies, from the Nepali Congress, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPNM) also known as the Maoist Center and Communist Party of Nepal (United).
This move was preceded by the Maoist Center leaving the ruling coalition.
