The government of Japan has congratulated the people of Nepal and President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Vice President Mr. Paramananda Jha on the successful completion of the elections.
Issuing a press statement Wednesday, Japan stated that it would continue to support the democratisation process, for peace and prosperity in Nepal.
always attaches great importance to the traditional friendship between the two countries and would like to make joint efforts with Nepalese side to further boost the consistent development of China-Nepal good-neighborly partnership.

A new era begins: Ram Baran Yadav - is sworn in by Chief Justice Kedar Prasad Giri (left) as Vice-President Parmananda Jha (centre) looks on, in Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu, on Wednesday.
KATHMANDU: Ram Baran Yadav was sworn in President by Chief Justice Kedar Prasad Giri at Sheetal Niwas — the President’s office — on Wednesday in Kathmandu.
residential polls, Dr. Yadav visited the Pashupatinath temple.

By VOA News Nepal has sworn in its first president, nearly two months after lawmakers abolished the monarchy and established the Himalayan nation as a

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's first president elected earlier this week has taken the oath of office.
Ram Baran Yadav, the elected first Nepali president, greets his supporters, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
in May by the Constituent Assembly.

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Baran Yadav from the Nepali Congress (NC) was elected the first Nepali president on Monday.

Nepali Constituent Assembly (CA)members began voting in re-polling for the post of the youngest republic's president on Monday morning at the CA venue, International Convention Center (ICC) in Nepali capital Kathmandu.
At 8 a.m. local time (0215 GMT), the CA members started queuing for casting votes. But for technical glitch, the re-polling was delayed by around ten minutes.
v and Ram Raja Prasad Singh, came to contest again in the elections for the second round.