Constitutional Challenges in PM Appointment and Parliament Dissolution:Gyanendra Shahi

Kathmandu: Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Gyanendra Shahi has highlighted constitutional complexities regarding the appointment of the Prime Minister and the dissolution of Parliament under the current Constitution.

In a Facebook post, Shahi explained that according to Article 76, Clause 1, only a member of Parliament can become Nepal’s Prime Minister, while Clause 7 states that the dissolution of the House of Representatives can only occur on the Prime Minister’s recommendation to the President.

He noted that currently, there is no sitting Prime Minister, only a former one, who cannot dissolve Parliament. Therefore, any attempt to swear in an interim Prime Minister by the President could be immediately challenged in court, potentially collapsing the government the same day.

Shahi suggested that the only feasible path now is to announce a government from the streets, which would then have to establish an interim constitution on its own. He framed this as the only way for the youth leadership to convert their victory into actual power.