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OUR HEAD OF THE STATE AND
Lesson 7 Unit 6
HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Write about the function and power of the Prime Minister and the President.

According to our constitution, the head of
the state is the President and the head of the
government is the Prime Minister.

President
President Bidya Devi Bhandari
The president is the supreme personality of
the country. Bidya Devi Bhandari is the present president of Nepal. The
president has many functions as the chief of the state. The main function
is to safeguard the constitution and bring it in action. The other functions
of the president are:
a) to administer the oath of office of the Prime Minister.
b) to accept the resignation of Prime Minister.
c) to call and end the House of Representatives on the
recommendation of the Prime Minister.
d) to present yearly guidelines to the government plans and policies.
e) to proclaim the state of emergency on the

recommendation of the Council of Ministers, etc.

Prime Minister

The council of Ministers is headed by the Prime Minster who is appointed
by the President on the recommendation of the elected members of the
largest political party after the general election.

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