New Nepal government forms as Bhatterai elected Prime Minister

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Paul Johnson

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Aug 30, 2011, 12:21:42 AM8/30/11
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The election of Maoist Baburam Bhattarai as prime minister has Nepal
cautiously optimistic that the country may have found a leader who can
end more than two years of political deadlock.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0829/Election-of-popular-Maoist-leader-as-PM-raises-hopes-in-Nepal

3 months' extension for Nepal parliament
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_3-months-extension-for-nepal-parliament_1581046

The deeply fractured Parliament of Nepal elected a Maoist as the
country’s new prime minister on Sunday, after weeks of efforts to form
a national unity coalition proved fruitless.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/world/asia/29nepal.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=nepal&st=cse
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