Nepal PM faces crisis over presidential candidate choice

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A member of Nepal’s largest political party filed his candidacy for next month’s presidential election in a decision backed by the prime minister that now threatens to bring down his fragile coalition government.

Ram Chandra Poudel of the opposition Nepali Congress party is supported by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, but he is not a coalition partner.

More details on Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin