Sher Bahadur Deuba has been appointed as the next prime minister of Nepal. Deuba's appointment came after Nepal's Supreme Court approved his claim to the premiership, replacing incumbent KP Sharma Oli.
According to the Nepalese constitution, Deuba, who is also the Nepalese Congress chief, will be given 30 days to prove his majority in the House to survive as prime minister for the remaining term of Parliament.
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Deuba runs short of a majority after a rival faction of CPN-UML separated itself from the alliance formed to fight against caretaker PM Oli. Meanwhile, Oli put in his papers and said his party will abide by the Supreme Court orders.
This is the fifth time that the 74-year-old Deuba will be holding the post of prime minister in Nepal.