Nepalese PM Oli resigns
Q. Which country’s PM resigned on 24th July 2016 ahead of the no confidence vote?- Published on 25 Jul 16a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Sri Lanka
d. Nepal
ANSWER: Nepal
Nepal’s PM KP Oli resigned on 24th July 2016 ahead of the no confidence vote plunging the country into fresh turmoil after the Madhesi protests against the new Constitution.
- Oli who became PM in October 2015 heads the eighth government of Nepal in the past decade.
- He was facing a no trust motion after Maoists withdrew support from the coalition government.
- Madhesi People’s Rights Forum Democratic and the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party has supported the no confidence motion tabled against Oli by the Nepal Congress and Prachanda led CPN Maoist Centre.