Nepal’s former chief justice, Sushila Karki, is likely to be appointed as interim prime minister, a source aware of the talks told newsmen on Friday, after intense anti-graft protests led to the resignation of K.P. Sharma Oli.
The Himalayan nation’s worst upheaval in years, which killed 34 people this week and injured more than 1,300 as police fought to control crowds, was sparked by a social media ban, now rolled back. The violence subsided only after Oli resigned. A constitutional expert consulted by President Ramchandra Paudel and army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel said Sushila Karki will be appointed interim prime minister