Kathmandu, April 5 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party Vice President Dol Prasad Aryal has been elected as the house speaker unanimously.

A formal announcement of Aryal being elected to the post was made on Sunday morning's parliamentary meeting after he emerged as the sole nominee for the post.

"Pursuant to Rule 89 of the House of Representatives Rule 7's sub-rule 3, I hereby declare that the Honourable Dol Prasad Aryal has been elected unopposed to the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives," senior-most member Arjun Narsingha KC announced.

Aryal's candidacy, filed on Friday, was backed by RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane and supported by ministers Swarnim Wagle, Sobita Gautam and Sunil Lamsal.

Aryal, who was elected from Kathmandu-9 in...