National
Prime Minister of Nepal
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Nepal
- Exact method
- Constitution of Nepal 2015 Art. 76(1): the President appoints the parliamentary leader of the party with a majority in the House of Representatives; Art. 76(2)-(5) cover coalition, largest-party and confidence-vote routes.
- Chosen by
- President of Nepal
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Balendra Shah RSP since March 2026 Report Source: president.gov.np, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- lawcommission.gov.np · checked Nepal Law Commission, Constitution of Nepal 2015, read 2026-10-12: selection method and seat counts (provincial seat totals 93/107/110/60/87/40/53 per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_assemblies_of_Nepal, Fallback: Wikipedia because the Election Commission table was not read). For: Prime Minister of Nepal
- president.gov.np · checked Office of the President of Nepal, homepage, read 2026-10-12: photo caption shows newly elected Prime Minister Balendra Shah taking the oath before President Ram Chandra Paudel on 2082 Chaitra 13 (= 2026-03-27); confirms PM term start and current President. For: Balendra Shah, current term
- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata position-held statement, read 2026-10-12: start date; PM date 2026-03-27 confirmed by The Himalayan Times. Fallback: Wikidata because the official sites were not read. For: Balendra Shah, current term