The meeting took place at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas. Oli was accompanied by party vice-president Bidya Bhandari and general secretary Ishwar Pokharel.[break]
The UML leaders including Oli went to meet the President after meeting Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala this morning.
After the meeting with the President, Oli said the discussions with the Head of State were focused on the contemporary political issues.
In the context talks of constituting a national unity government under the leadership of an independent person making the rounds, Oli said that it is the political parties alone that will resolve the problem.
"Independent person would not do; different kinds of gimmicks and cards are not going to work. It is the political parties themselves that will give a way out," Oli added.
The latest deadline set by the President to the political parties for forging consensus for the formation of a national consensus government ends today. However, the major political parties have not held a single formal meeting in this regard.
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