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                        Nepal Elects New Prime Minister

   Nepal`s parliament has elected a prime minister, ending a deadlock that
   has lasted since an election two months ago.
   Sushil Koirala, the chief for the Nepali Congress party, was elected
   (with 405 votes of the 605-member parliament) Monday with the support
   of the communist UML party. It was not immediately clear whether other
   parties will join the coalition government.
   Mr. Koirala, who is 76 years old, is the fourth member of his family to
   become prime minister. He must now oversee the drafting of a new
   constitution.
   The previous parliament was supposed to have written a new constitution
   in 2008 following the end of a decade-long Maoist insurgency and the
   overthrow of the centuries-old monarchy. However, the legislative body
   was riven by infighting and never finished its work.
   The former Maoist rebels, who have dominated Nepal`s politics since
   joining the mainstream, suffered a stunning defeat in the November
   polls.
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