Parties have 30 days to form govt, President unlikely to invite

Political parties have expedited homework for formation of a new government as they have 30 days to do so after the Election Commission submitted the final results of the House of Representatives (HoR) elections to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday.

Article 76 (1) of the Constitution states that the president shall appoint the leader of the parliamentary party that commands a majority in the HoR as the prime minister. The next prime minister, however, will have to be appointed as per Article 76 (2) with none of the parties securing a majority in the November 20 elections.