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Nepal's president elected to second term

In this Nov. 2, 2016 file photo, Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari waits to receive Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's president, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, was elected to a second term in voting Tuesday by national and provincial lawmakers.

The Election Commission said Bhandari received a large majority of the ballots.

Bhandari, who was first elected in 2015, is the Himalayan nation's first female president, a largely ceremonial role.

She has the backing of the Communist alliance government which dominated recent parliamentary and provincial assembly elections.

Bhandari has a long political career. Before becoming president she was a powerful leader of the Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist-Leninist.

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