Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will take a vote of confidence in parliament on July 21, a senior official announced on Wednesday, nearly a week after he was sworn in.

The 72-year-old veteran Communist leader was sworn in on Monday as the Himalayan nation’s Prime Minister for the fourth time. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy along with 21 other members of the cabinet.

Oli decided to take a vote of confidence on Sunday, said Dasharath Dhamala, information officer at the House of Representatives (HoR).

According to Nepal’s Constitution, Oli needs to secure a vote from parliament within 30 days of his appointment. The new Prime Minister is likely to secure the required vote easily as the minimum number to form a government in the 275-strong HoR is just 138.

The chairman of the CPN-UML, Nepal’s largest Communist party, was appointed as Prime Minister on Sunday by President Ram Chandra Paudel to lead the coalition government with the Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in parliament.

PTI