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Urgent: Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected as 39th Prime Minister of Nepal

Xinhua, August 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is elected as the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal on Wednesday.

He secured 363 votes while 210 lawmakers voted against him. Endit