This is the second time in six months that the country's parliament has been dissolved. The political crisis comes at a time when Nepal is reeling from the burden of new COVID cases.
Nepal's president, Bidya Devi Bhandari, dissolved the country's parliament on Saturday and called for fresh elections in November. Bhandari's office said that the decision was made on the recommendation of the cabinet headed by caretaker Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli.