The announcement was made by the office of President Bidhya Devi Bhandari after the Maoist communist party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal met her to stake his claim for the prime minister following last month’s elections in a major twist in politics in the Himalayan nation.Dahal and Oli had partnered in the last parliamentary election in 2017, but midway through the five-year term they began to squabble on who would continue as the prime minister.Dahal abandoned the partnership and aligned with Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Nepali Congress party to be part of a new coalition government that was led by Deuba.Spending bill aids retirees, and boosts financial industryFederal effort to boost election worker protections fizzlesAfter Jan. 6: Congress born of chaos ends in achievementGeorgia special grand jury wraps up probe of Trump, alliesAfter the Nov. 20 elections, Deuba and Dahal fell out after failing to agree on who would become the prime minister.Nepal has been hampered by political instability, frequent changes in government and squabbles among parties, which has been blamed for delays in writing the constitution and slow economic development."