Breaking the tradition, the newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Subash Nemwang, took oath of office and secrecy in the parliament itself on Saturday.

In the past, the Speaker of the HoR would be sworn in by the King at the Royal Palace even as the constitution of 1990 does not specifically mention by whom the Speaker should be sworn in.

Nemwang was elected unopposed to the post of Speaker of the reconvened parliament this morning. Deputy Speaker Chitra Lekha Yadav announced that Nemwang had been elected unopposed to the post.

He was the sole candidate for the post.

A former minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Nemwang was elected in the parliament for the first time in 2056 B.S. He was actively involved in the people’s movement as a member of the Central People’s Movement Coordination Committee.

Nemwang’s unanimous election to the post of Speaker became possible after Nepali Congress (Democratic) – one of the constituents of the SPA—decided to withdraw its claim for the post. Earlier, the party had lobbied for Deputy Speaker Yadav for the post.