Deuba: Nepal's fifth time lucky prime minister

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Sher Bahadur Deuba is a master of alliances that swept dividends again on Tuesday (Jul 13) when he was named Nepal's prime minister for the fifth ...

Sher Bahadur Deuba has been named Nepal's prime minister for the fifth time. KATHMANDU: Sher Bahadur Deuba is a master of alliances that swept dividends again on Tuesday when he wasThough 74, the head of the social-democratic Nepali Congress party is known to consult astrologers whom he says told him he would be prime minister seven times. So he may not get a long stint in office, but Deuba is not expected to retire anytime soon.

He was jailed and tortured for protesting against Nepal's then party-less"panchayat" system of local councils overseen by the king. The label added insult to Deuba's image as a smooth political operator motivated more by power than ideology. Deuba's last tenure as prime minister was the result of a gentleman's agreement with one-time foe Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the former Maoist guerrilla chief.

"But I feel that he will not attack fundamental rights of people or step on the constitution like his predecessor."

 

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