Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in this week as the country's first-ever female prime minister, amid continued social upheaval in the South Asian country.
The country has also called an election for March 5, which would come roughly halfway through the current political term.
Karki, 73, was hastily sworn in under heavy security as the country of almost 30 million people remains under strict military curfew following deadly protests earlier in the week that caused prime minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.
U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Dean Thompson was one of the few foreign officials present at the swearing in ceremony.
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