Kathmandu, Jan 17 Nomination for the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) is taking place today.
The Federal Parliament Secretariat
shared that arrangement for the registration of candidacy for the post of
Speaker has been made at Lhotse Hall of the federal parliament building in New
Baneswor.
A notice of the proposal calling
members of the HoR to be elected as the Speaker would be registered at the
parliament building from 1.00 to 4.00 pm today.
The list of the candidates
registered within the given timeline would be made public at 4.15 pm
today.
The election to the post of HoR
Speaker is set to take place at 11.00 am on January 19.
According to the calendar, the
proposals calling for someone from the HoR members to be elected as the Speaker
with support statement from the seconders would be presented in the meeting.
Afterwards, the list of the candidates would be discussed in group and
presented for decision as per the registration serial number.
A meeting of the HoR on January 10
had directed to make public the calendar to conduct election for the Speaker on
January 19.
According to the constitutional
arrangement, the Speaker would be elected from the HoR members within 15 days
of the first meeting of the federal parliament.