Khilraj Regmi

The chief judge of Nepal's Supreme Court was sworn in on Thursday to lead a new interim government charged with holding elections in three months, ending an impasse since the last parliament's term expired almost a year ago.

Nepal's major political parties have agreed to form an interim government led by the Supreme Court chief justice and hold elections in June, likely ending a deadlock that left the nation without a fully functioning government since last year.

The chief judge of Nepal's Supreme Court was sworn in on Thursday to lead a new interim government charged with holding elections in three months, ending an impasse since the last parliament's term expired almost a year ago.

Nepal's major political parties have agreed to form an interim government led by the Supreme Court chief justice and hold elections in June, likely ending a deadlock that left the nation without a fully functioning government since last year.