Protesters and authorities have backed Sushila Kark to become Nepal's interim prime minister. Photo: AP PHOTO

Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, is set to become Nepal's interim leader after violent anti-graft protests forced prime minister KP Sharma Oli to resign, the president's office says.

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President Ramchandra Paudel's office announced Karki's appointment following negotiations between Paudel, army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel and the protesters who led Nepal's worst upheaval in years.

Fifty-one people were killed and more than 1300 injured this week in the anti-graft protests by

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