Former Chief Justice Karki sworn in as Nepal’s new Prime Minister – SABC News
Former chief justice Sushila Karki has been sworn in as Nepal’s first woman to serve as interim Prime Minister on Friday. This follows deadly protests which left more than 50 people dead and hundreds injured, which forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.
President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office to Karki at the presidential palace in a ceremony broadcast live.
Karki’s appointment by the president is followed by days of negotiations between Paudel, army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel and the protesters who led Nepal’s worst upheaval in years.