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Nepal’s PM sworn in, but loses coalition partner

By BiNaj Gurubacharya
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KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly elected prime minister was sworn into office on Tuesday, but his party’s main coalition partner announced it will not join the government, bringing renewed political uncertainty to the nation.

Sushil Koirala, the leader of Nepal’s largest and oldest political party, Nepali Congress, was sworn in by President Ram Baran Yadav.

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