Nepal's Communist Leader Named Next Prime Minister

K.P. Sharma Oli has been picked to become the new prime minister of Nepal after leading an alliance of two communist parties to a sweeping victory in recent parliamentary elections. A spokesman for the president's office says Oli was named to form a new government after the results of last November and December's elections were made official late Wednesday night. The results led Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to resign earlier Thursday after just eight months in office. The...

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