KATHMANDU, March 12: President-elect Ramchandra Poudel has separated himself from the political responsibilities of his party, the Nepali Congress (NC).
Paudel's personal secretary Chiranjeevi Adhikari informed Republica that Paudel submitted a letter to NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday with a statement that he has resigned from all responsibilities of the party.
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According to the constitutional provisions, the person holding the Office of President should perform an independent role. Keeping that in mind, the newly-elected President Paudel has submitted a letter that he has resigned from all responsibilities from his party.
Paudel was elected to the post of President on March 9 . He was elected by defeating his rival CPN-UML Vice Chairman and former Speaker Subash Chandra Nembang by more than twice the number of votes. Poudel got 33,802 votes while Nembang got only 15,518 votes.
