Members of Nepal's governing assembly have chosen the leader of the former rebel Maoists, Prachanda, as the country's first republican prime minister.
Prachanda was backed by 464 deputies, with 113 against. The vote ends months of political deadlock that followed the sacking of king Gyanendra and the abolition of the 240-year-old monarchy. Prachanda had led a decade-long insurgency to overthrow Nepal's monarchy - a struggle that cost thousands of lives. He signed a peace deal with mainstream parties in 2006 and his party went on to gain a surprise victory in April elections.
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