(VOVWORLD) - Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was forced to resign on Tuesday by angry young anti-corruption protesters who defied a curfew and clashed with police a day after 19 people died in a first day of protests.
 Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli (REUTERS) |
The outrage was sparked by a social media ban, which Oli's government lifted after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament, and 100 people were injured alongside the 19 dead.
"In view of the adverse situation in the country, I have resigned effective today to facilitate the solution to the problem and to help resolve it politically in accordance with the constitution," Oli said in his resignation letter to President Ramchandra Paudel.
An aide to Paudel told Reuters the president had begun the process of finding a new premier, but also summoned protest leaders for talks.