Kathmandu – President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed Sabita Bhandari Baral as the Attorney General. The Office of the President stated that the appointment was made on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sushila Karki under Article 157(2) of the Constitution.

Senior advocate Bhandari has become Nepal’s first female Attorney General. Earlier, following the fall of the government led by KP Sharma Oli, then-Attorney General Ramesh Badal resigned on Sunday.

After his resignation, Prime Minister Karki decided to appoint Bhandari as Attorney General. Karki had assumed the post of Prime Minister on the proposal of Gen Z activists. President Paudel appointed her with the condition of holding elections within six months. The interim government has set the election date for March 5.