Bidhya Devi Bhandari elected 1st President of Federal Nepal
Bidhya Devi Bhandari was on Tuesday elected Federal Nepal's first President after securing nearly two-thirds vote from lawmakers. With this, Bhandari secured her second presidential term defeating Nepali Congress leader Kumari Laxmi Rai in the elections. Nepal's Federal Parliament was formed after elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly concluded in December last year.