Nepal elects Ram Chandra Poudel as its 3rd president
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Nepal has elected Ram Chandra Poudel, a common candidate of the eight-party alliance, as its third president. He secured the vote of 214 lawmakers of parliament and 352 provincial assembly members, reported ANI. Furthermore, Poudel also received 33,802 electoral votes, while his rival Subash Chandra Nembwang received 15,518 electoral votes, the country's election commission said on Thursday.