Kathmandu, July 10 -- The federal parliament has endorsed a bill to amend the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act with a provision for the prime minister and a majority of available members of the council to make decisions.

The House of Representatives endorsed the bill accepting the feedback from the National Assembly which had set four conditions for convening the council's meetings and making decisions.

In the first scenario, when the council has the chairperson and five members, the quorum for the meeting is deemed to have been achieved if the chair and any three members are present. The four can make nominations for appointments to vacant positions in constitutional bodies.

In the second scenario,...