Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki takes oath as Nepal's first woman prime minister
Public Lokpal
September 13, 2025
Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki takes oath as Nepal's first woman prime minister
KATHMANDU: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki on Friday night became Nepal's first woman prime minister to lead an interim government, ending days of political uncertainty after the K P Sharma Oli dispensation was forced to quit in the face of a nation-wide agitation triggered by a social media ban.
President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office to Karki, 73, this evening three days after Oli resigned from the prime minister's post following the worst unrest that the Himalayan nation has witnessed in decades.
President Ramchandra Paudel said the new caretaker government led by interim Prime Minister Karki is mandated to hold fresh parliamentary elections within six months.
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