Oli, 72, leader of Nepal's largest communist party, was appointed by President Ram Chandra Paudel to head a coalition government with the Nepali Congress (NC) and smaller parties, following the ousting of Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' after a confidence vote loss in the House of Representatives (HoR).

This political shake-up follows Prachanda's four previous successful bids to retain power amid the Himalayan nation's turbulent political landscape.