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Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
d . Indirectly elected by legislature
Comments: The President shall be elected by an electoral college composed of the members of the Federal Parliament and of the State Assemblies. The voting weightage of the members of the Federal Parliament and of the State Assemblies shall vary as provided in the Federal law. The weightage of Federal Parliament and of the state Assembly Member is 79 and 48 respectively.
Source: The Constitution of Nepal, 2015 Article 62 (1) and Act relating to President and Vice-President Election, 2017 Section 54 Annex www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/documents/2016/01/constitution-of-nepal-2.pdf and http://rajpatra.dop.gov.np/welcome/book/?ref=23135 http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/page/12/?workflow_state=prevailing-laws-statutes-acts
Verified: 2018/04/03
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
c . Indirectly elected by legislature/chosen by parliament
Comments: The President shall appoint the leader of a parliamentary party that commands majority in the House of Representatives as the Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers shall be constituted under his or her chairpersonship. In cases where no party has a clear majority in the House of Representatives the President shall appoint as the Prime Minister a member of the House of Representatives who can command majority with the support of two or more parties representing to the House of Representatives.
Source: Article The Constitution of Nepal, 2015, Article 76 (1 and 2) www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/documents/2016/01/constitution-of-nepal-2.pdf
Verified: 2018/04/03
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: There shall be a President of Nepal. The President shall be the head of state of Nepal. He or she shall perform his or her functions in accordance with the Constitution and the Federal law.
Source: Article The Constitution of Nepal, 2015 Article 76 (1 and 2) www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/documents/2016/01/constitution-of-nepal-2.pdf
Verified: 2018/04/03
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
b . Two chambers
Comments: There shall be a Federal Legislature consisting of two Houses to be known as the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, which shall be called as the Federal Parliament.
Source: Article The Constitution of Nepal, 2015 Article 83, www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/documents/2016/01/constitution-of-nepal-2.pdf
Verified: 2018/04/03
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
a . Plurality (FPTP) e . Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments: The House of Representatives shall consist of a total of two hundred and seventy-five members, as follows:
(a) One hundred and sixty-five members to be elected through the first
past the post electoral system, with one being elected from each
election constituency of one hundred and sixty-five election
constituencies delimited in the country on the basis of geography
and population,
(b) One hundred and ten members to be elected through the proportional
electoral system where voters vote for political parties, with the
whole country being considered as a single election constituency.
Source: The Constitution of Nepal, 2015 Article 84 (1, A and B) www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/documents/2016/01/constitution-of-nepal-2.pdf
Verified: 2018/04/03
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