Bidhya Devi Bhandari (C), Vice Chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), gestures after winning the election at the Legislature-Parliament house in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 28, 2015. Nepal's CPN (UML)'s Vice President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has been elected as the first female president of Nepal on Wednesday, the first time in the history of the patriarchy-backed Himalayan nation to grace the title of head of state to any woman. (Xinhua/Pratap Thapa)
