Kathmandu, January 30
He Electoral Commission has decided to hold the presidential election – to elect the third president of the republic – on March 9, 2023.
A meeting of election commissioners made a decision on Monday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari will retire on March 13 and her successor will be elected four days in advance.
Meanwhile, the commission also decided to hold the vice-presidential election on March 17, one day before incumbent Nanda Bahadur Pun is due to retire.
He Constitution of 2015 it has a provision to elect the president and vice president through an electoral college made up of members of both houses of the federal parliament and the seven provincial assemblies. The weights of the votes of federal and provincial legislators are different.
Bhandari Y Pun they were elected to top state offices in March 2018.
