A coalition of six parties has decided to back Nepal’s Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal to form the next government and become the country’s Prime Minister. "A coalition of 6 parties decide to present forward Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the Prime Minister of the next government. An agreement has been sealed. Dahal will lead the government for two and a half years and another two and half years would be led by CPN-UML," said Barshaman Pun, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center).
