Nepal ex-chief justice Sushila Karki to be next PM
Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki will be sworn in Friday as the country’s next prime minister, the president’s office announced after deadly protests ousted the government.
“President Ram Chandra Paudel will appoint former chief justice Sushila Karki as the prime minister,” presidential press adviser Kiran Pokharel told AFP.
“Karki is scheduled to be sworn in as prime minister at 9pm.”
Karki, 73, was Nepal’s first woman chief justice, and has spoken out about ingrained corruption in the country.
The Himalayan nation of 30 million people was plunged into chaos this week after security forces tried to crush rallies by young anti-corruption protesters, culminating in widespread violence on Tuesday.
At least 51 people were killed in the worst violence since the end of a civil war and abolition of the monarchy in 2008.
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