Nepal's parliament failed for the sixth time to elect a new prime minister in a vote on Sunday.
The parliament in Nepal has delayed a vote to choose the country's next prime minister which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Nepal's parliament has announced it will hold a fourth poll to elect a new prime minister, after the last election failed to produce a clear winner.
Nepal's Maoists want to lead the country's next government after the prime minister resigned Wednesday under intense pressure from the former rebels.
Nepal's three main parties held talks on Sunday to discuss a new coalition government after the prime minister agreed to resign.
Nepali riot police clashed with thousands of Maoists demonstrating outside government buildings in the capital Kathmandu on Sunday, with injuries on both sides.
Nepal is returning to normal on Saturday after the Maoist opposition called off their general strike.
At least 20,000 people took to the streets in Kathmandu to demand an end to a shutdown that entered its sixth day on Friday.
Maoists in Nepal have vowed to keep the country locked down by a general strike until the government goes.
