Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- Three days after hectic negotiations, former chief justice Sushila Karki was appointed the country's 42th prime minister on Friday. She has been entrusted with holding the elections by March 4, 2026.

President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Karki on the same day, at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas.

After concluding the oath-taking ceremony, the new prime minister recommended the dissolution of the House of Representatives on Friday night, Kiran Pokhrel, press adviser to President Paudel told the Post.

Upon the recommendations from the new prime minister, the President has effectively dissolved the House, Pokhrel told the Post. Since the mandate of the new government is to h...