Nepal's PM quits just before no confidence vote after allies depart
KP Oli was forced to quit after allies of his multi-party coalition deserted government
In this photograph taken on July 21, 2016, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli Sharma, (C) leaves the Parliament Building in Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP
Oli, 64, was forced to quit after allies of his multi-party coalition deserted the government accusing him of not honouring power sharing deals that helped install him as prime minister in October.
"I have already submitted my resignation to the President when I met her before coming to the house," said Oli in a speech in parliament just ahead of the scheduled no confidence vote.
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