KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been chosen as the country's interim leader, said an official from Nepal president's office, after violent anti-corruption protests
Sushila Karki Appointed Interim Leader of Nepal Amid Protests
Sushila Karki's Appointment and Context
KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been chosen as the country's interim leader, said an official from Nepal president's office, after violent anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign this week.
Background on Sushila Karki
Karki, 73, the only woman to have held the post of chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, will take oath at 2045 local time (1500 GMT), Archana Khadka Adhikari, information officer at the president's office, said.
Impact of Recent Protests
At least 51 people died and more than 1,300 were injured in the violence on Monday and Tuesday.
Casualties from the Violence
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma, Aftab Ahmed and Sarita Chaganti Singh; writing by Hritam Mukherjee; editing by YP Rajesh and Sudipto Ganguly)
