Bidhya Bhandari elected Nepal’s first female president

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Bidhya Bhandari elected Nepal’s first female president



Nepal has a new president, and for the first time, it’s a woman

KATMANDU: -- The Himalayan nation’s parliament on Wednesday (October 28) chose Bidhya Bhandari, 54 and currently vice-chair of the ruling Communist Party, for the largely ceremonial role.

Her election comes one month after the country passed a new constitution. The first drawn up by elected representatives, the constitution was meant to cement peace and bolster Nepal’s transformation to a democratic republic after decades of political instability and a 10-year Maoist insurgency.


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Hopefully a woman's touch in the newly formed democracy will soften the transition into the 21st Century...