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Maoists, opposition join forces to unseat Nepal's PM
KATHMANDU: Nepal's former Maoist rebels joined forces with the largest opposition party on Wednesday to lodge a motion of no-confidence in the prime minister, but the impoverished Himalayan country's embattled leader vowed to fight on.
Nepal has been plagued by political turmoil for years and the bid by the Maoists and the Nepali Congress Party to unseat Prime Minister K.P. Oli and form a new government has ushered in another phase of uncertainty.
Oli, who came to power in October, is accused by the one-time insurgents of reneging on promises and on Tuesday they withdrew their support in parliament for his fragile coalition.
"We have registered a vote of no-confidence against the prime minister," Pampha Bhusal, spokeswoman for the Maoist party, told Reuters.
"With our party withdrawing support for the Oli government it is in a minority and must resign."
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/maoists-opposition-join/2954600.html
