Dol Prasad Aryal Elected Unopposed as Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal has been elected unopposed as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Spokesperson and Joint Secretary Ekram Giri stated that only Aryal's candidacy was filed within the time frame designated by the Federal Parliament Secretariat for Speaker nominations.
The Secretariat had set the nomination window from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM today. Spokesperson Giri informed that Aryal filed his candidacy with RSP Chairman and House member Rabi Lamichhane as the proposer, and Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam, and Minister of Physical Infrastructure Sunil Lamsal as supporters.
With the Rastriya Swatantra Party holding 182 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives, his election as Speaker was certain. He will be formally declared elected as Speaker during the House session on Sunday.
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