Country Profile:

Nepal

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Prime Minister Girija Prasad KOIRALA
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Girija Prasad KOIRALA
  • Assembly: Nepal has a unicameral Interim Parliament with 330 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The Prime Minister is N/A N/A.
  • In the Interim Parliament 330 members are elected by direct popular vote.***

*** The Constituent Assembly will replace the Interim Parliament, formed on Jan 15, 2007, until new legislative elections are held under the new constitution.

* 35 members of the National Council are chosen by the House of Representatives through a mixed system of proportional representation and single-transferable vote; 15 members are chosen by the five Development Regions; 10 are chosen by the monarch. One-third of the members are elected every two years to serve 6-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 28,901,790 (July 2007 est.)

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010