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| President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | |
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| नेपालको राष्ट्रपति | |
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| Government of Nepal Nepalese Armed Forces | |
| Style | The Right Honourable His Excellency |
| Type | Head of state Commander-in-chief |
| Residence | Rastrapati Bhawan |
| Appointer | Indirect election |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nepal (2015) |
| Inaugural holder | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Formation | 28 May 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-28) |
| Deputy | Vice President of Nepal |
| Salary | रु5015 per day[1] |
| Website | Office of the President of Nepal |
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Thepresident of Nepal (Nepali:नेपालको राष्ट्रपति,romanized: Nēpālakō Rāṣṭrapati) is thehead of state ofNepal and thecommander-in-chief of theNepalese Armed Forces.
The president is indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising theFederal Parliament of Nepal and theprovincial assemblies of each ofNepal's seven provinces, who themselves are all directly elected.
The office was created in May 2008 after the country was declared a republic. The current president isRam Chandra Poudel who was sworn in on 13 March 2023.
Under the interim constitution adopted in January 2007, all powers of governance were removed from theking of Nepal, and theNepalese Constituent Assembly elected in the2008 Constituent Assembly election was to decide in its first meeting whether to continue the monarchy or to declare a republic. During the suspension of the monarchy,Prachanda, thenprime minister of Nepal, acted as the head of state. On 28 May 2008, the Assembly voted to abolish themonarchy.Ram Baran Yadav was elected by a historic vote in the Constituent Assembly, and was sworn in as the nation's first president, ending a 247-year-old monarchy.
Part 6, Article 64 of theConstitution of Nepal 2015 says that a person shall be eligible to be president by meeting the following qualifications:
The election process of the president of Nepal as per Part 6, Article 62 of the constitution is as follows:
Part 6, Article 70 states that the election of president and vice president should be conducted in a manner so as to represent different gender and/or communities. This allows for representation of female and minority communities at the nation's two highest offices.
The presidential term is five years. A president cannot be elected more than twice in succession. However, a president whose term has expired can remain in office on an interim basis until their successor is elected and sworn in.
The circumstances under which the president ceases to hold office as per Part 6, Article 64 of the constitution is as follows:
The president's powers are almost entirely ceremonial. In someparliamentary republics, the president is vested with executive powers on paper, but is bound byconvention to act on the advice of the prime minister and the government. In Nepal, however, the president is not even thenominal chief executive, as Section 75 of the Constitution explicitly vests executive power in theCouncil of MinistersPart 6, Article 61, Section 4 of the constitution states that the president is the guardian of the constitution; and compliance and protection of the constitution shall be the main duties of the president. The basic functions, duties and powers of the president are outlined by Part 6, Article 66 of the constitution:
The president uses the state carrier,Nepal Airlines'AirbusA330-200 for international travel, whereas a Nepal Army's VIPAgustaWestlandAW139 helicopter for travel within the country.
The following is a list of theheads of state ofNepal, from theunification of the country and the establishment of theKingdom of Nepal in 1768 to the present day.
TheKing of Nepal was the country's head of state from the unification and the establishment of the kingdom in 1768 to 2008. Since 2008, the head of state has been the president of Nepal after theabolition of monarchy and the establishment of a republic.
Under the interim constitution adopted in January 2007, all powers of governance were removed from the king, and theConstituent Assembly elected in2008 was to decide in its first meeting whether to continue the monarchy or to declare a republic. During the suspension of the monarchy,Girija Prasad Koirala, thenPrime Minister of Nepal, acted as the Head of State. On 28 May 2008, the Assembly voted to abolish the monarchy.Ram Baran Yadav was elected by the Constituent Assembly, and was sworn in as the nation's first president on 23 July 2008.
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