Leaders of Nepalese political parties agree to form a gov’t led by chief justice

Leaders of various political parties including Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, center, raise hands after signing an agreement to form a government led by chief justice khilraj Regmi in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Nepal’s quiet, barely known chief justice is on the verge of taking almost total control of the Himalayan nation, becoming the interim head of government as well as the top judge in a country that has been without a legislature for months. Paralyzed by political gridlock for months, Nepal’s four biggest political parties have turned to Khilraj Regmi to take over as prime minister and guide it through long-delayed elections. <AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha>