Oli sworn in as Nepal Prime Minister again; retains previous Cabinet
The Hindu
Mr. Oli will now have to take a vote of confidence at the House within 30 days
K.P. Sharma Oli, heading a minority government, was sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister on Friday, four days after the embattled leader lost a crucial vote of confidence in Parliament. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Oli as the prime minister at a scaled-down ceremony at Shital Niwas, the presidential palace. The 69-year-old Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-(Unified Marxist–Leninist) was reappointed as prime minister by the president in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in Nepal's House of Representatives.
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