Nepal parliament to elect prime minister today

KATHMANDU: Nepal's Parliament will elect on Friday the country's new prime minister after being directed by the president to initiate the government formation process. Parliamentary spokesman said that the Parliament Working Procedure Management Committee has decided to hold the election for prime minister on Friday.The nominations for the top post will be accepted on Thursday, they said. In the 601-strong assembly, to get their candidate elected as prime minister, any combination of political parties would need the magic number of 301 votes.