Nepal interim PM Karki announces preparations for Parliamentary elections

Nepal's interim government Prime Minister announced on Thursday that preliminary preparations for the parliamentary election of March S are underway, calling everyone to exercise their franchise.

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Addressing the nation from her office at Singhadurbar on Thursday evening, the first interim female Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, called on all the citizens of Nepal to participate in the parliamentary election.

“To find a way out of this complex situation, the government hasalready started preliminary work for the general election by holding the election in a free, fair and fear-free environment by March5, after discussing with the Election Commission officials the necessary manpower, budget, election materials, security and legal arrangements. The existing election law has been amended through an ordinance to provide voting rights to the younger generation who have reached the age of 18 and to extend the voter list,” the interim Prime Minister Karki announced inher address.

Calling all the voters scattered across the nation, the Nepali Prime Minister called on everyone to exercise their electoral rights for the change that the youth have demanded.