Editing History of Nepal (section)

==== 2017 to present ====

In June 2017, [[Nepali Congress]] leader [[Sher Bahadur Deuba]] was elected the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal, succeeding Prime Minister and Chairman of [[CPN (Maoist Centre)]] [[Pushpa Kamal Dahal]]. Deuba had been previously Prime Minister from 1995 to 1997, from 2001 to 2002, and from 2004 to 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/06/06/sher-bahadur-deuba-elected-new-pm-of-nepal|title = Sher Bahadur Deuba elected 40th PM of Nepal}}</ref> In November 2017, Nepal had its [[2017 Nepalese general election|first general election]] since the civil war ended and the monarchy was abolished. The main alternatives were centrist Nepali Congress Party and the alliance of former Maoist rebels and the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|Communist UML]] party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42126210|title = Nepal election: First poll since civil war ended|work = BBC News|date = 26 November 2017}}</ref> The alliance of communists won the election, and UML leader [[Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli]] was sworn in February 2018 as the new Prime Minister. He had previously been Prime Minister since 2015 until 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12511455|title = Nepal country profile|work = BBC News|date = 19 February 2018}}</ref>

In March 2018, President [[Bidya Devi Bhandari]], the candidate of the then-ruling Left alliance of the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre), was re-elected for a second term. The presidential post is mainly ceremonial.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected as Nepal President |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/bidya-devi-bhandari-re-elected-as-nepal-president/article23228780.ece |work=The Hindu |date=13 March 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

In July 2021, Prime Minister Oli was replaced by [[Sher Bahadur Deuba]] after a constitutional crisis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nepals-new-pm-wins-confidence-vote-amid-coronavirus-crisis-2021-07-18/|title = Nepal's new PM wins confidence vote amid coronavirus crisis|newspaper = Reuters|date = 18 July 2021|last1 = Sharma|first1 = Gopal}}</ref>

In December 2022, former Maoist guerilla chief, [[Pushpa Kamal Dahal]] aka [[Prachanda]], became Nepal's new prime minister after the [[2022 Nepalese general election|general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Rebel Leader Becomes Nepal's New PM |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/former-rebel-leader-becomes-nepal-s-new-pm-/6890926.html |work=VOA |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2023, [[Ram Chandra Poudel|Ram Chandra Paudel]] of Nepali Congress was [[2023 Nepalese presidential election|elected]] as Nepal's third president to succeed Bidya Devi Bhandari.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nepal elects new president amid split in the governing coalition |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/9/nepal-elects-its-new-president-ram-chandra-paudel |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

On 15 July 2024, K. P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as Nepali Prime minister for fourth time. New coalition was formed between Nepali Congress, led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, and UML, led by Oli. The party leaders will take turns as prime ministers for 18 months each until the next general elections in 2027.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oli becomes prime minister for fourth time, swearing-in today |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2024/07/14/president-appoints-kp-sharma-oli-prime-minister |work=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>