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Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to be Nepal's new Prime Minister

Kathmandu, Sep 12 (UNI) Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is to be appointed Nepal's Prime Minister, becoming the country's first female executive head.
The meeting held between former Chief Justice Karki and President Ramchandra Paudel facilitated by Chief of Army Staff Ashok Raj Sigdel took a decision to this effect, according to a source at Sheetal Niwas.
She will be sworn in as the Prime Minister tonight.
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