(VOVworld) – On Sunday, Nepal’s Prime Minister Sharma Oli resigned from the post he held for nine months, shortly before a no-confidence vote against him by the Lower House. 

Nepal’s Prime Minister Sharma Oli speaking to Parliament before the no-confidence vote against him. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Speaking to the Parliament before the vote, Oli said he had already tendered his resignation to President Bidya Devi Bhandari, making way for the appointment of a new Prime Minister.