Nepal votes in election pitting entrenched old guard against a powerful youth movement
The general election is the first since gen-Z protests forced Nepal’s then-prime minister to quitNearly six months after a wave of unprecedented youth-led protests forced Nepal’s then prime minister to quit, people have began voting in a general election that is shaping up as a high-stakes...
<p>The general election is the first since gen-Z protests forced Nepal’s then-prime minister to quit</p><p>Nearly six months after a wave of unprecedented youth-led protests forced Nepal’s then prime minister to quit, people have began voting in a general election that is shaping up as a high-stakes showdown between the entrenched old guard and a powerful youth movement.</p><p>Key <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/nepal-gen-z-election-popular-former-rapper-balen">figures contesting the election</a> include the Marxist former prime minister seeking a return to office, a rapper-turned-mayor bidding for the youth vote, and the newly elected leader of the powerful Nepali Congress party.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/nepal-election-2026-voting-balen-shah-sharma-oli">Continue reading...</a>
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