Government alliance intact, say Nepal leaders

The growing differences between the ruling coalition partners in Nepal - Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Nepali Congress have resurfaced as the top leaders of both parties held talks for the continuation of the present coalition, local media reported on Saturday.

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Reports suggest that the speculation about the ongoing differences between the two parties increased when the leader of the main opposition and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal made a public announcement supporting Congress Chief Sher Bahadur Deuba to lead the next government by replacing the current Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

Nepal's leading newspaper, The Kathmandu Post, reported that, according to some Congress leaders, the party faces increasing uneasiness with the working style of Oli.