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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Gopal Sharma

Nepal calls November election as economy stumbles

FILE PHOTO: Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba announces his resignation in Kathmandu, Nepal February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nepal's government said on Thursday it will hold a parliamentary election on November 20 amid concerns over high inflation and depleted foreign exchange reserves that have led to rising food and energy prices.

Education Minister Debendra Paudel confirmed that a cabinet meeting had approved the date for the election to the 275-member House of Representatives – 165 seats on first-past-the-post basis and the rest through proportional representation.

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