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Balendra Shah’s RSP party of wins majority: Nepal Election Commission

March 12, 2026 admin

RSP’s Balendra Shah himself defeated veteran four-time Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli — whose Marxist-led government was ousted in the violence last year — in his own seat. File | Photo Credit: PTI Nepal’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, won a majority in parliament with 182 seats, Election Commission…

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Who is winning Nepal election: Balendra Shah’s RSP wins 18 seats, leads in 99

March 7, 2026 admin

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) prime ministerial candidate and former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah while casting his vote in the Nepal general elections, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday (March 7, 2026) heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal’s…

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China hails ‘time-honoured friendship’ with Nepal, congratulates new PM Karki

September 14, 2025 admin

Newly sworn-in Nepal’s interim Prime Minister, Sushila Karki, arrives at a hospital to meet the victims of deadly anti-corruption protests, in Kathmandu on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI China on Sunday (September 14, 2025) congratulated Sushila Karki on taking office as the Prime Minister of Nepal’s interim government, stressing the “time-honoured friendship” between the two…

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How has Gen Z uprising forced changes in Nepal? | Explainer

September 13, 2025 admin

The story so far: On September 4, 2025 in Nepal, the (then) ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)’s K.P. Sharma Oli-led government banned 26 major social media platforms, citing non-compliance with registration requirements. This triggered widespread Gen Z-led protests from September 8, with demonstrators viewing it as an attempt to silence dissent. The protests…

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Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister

September 12, 2025 admin

Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country’s new Prime Minister and dissolved the Parliament on Friday (September 12, 2025), as days of political turmoil showed signs of abating in the Himalayan nation. He also announced fresh elections on March 5, 2026. President Poudel has announced elections to the…

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K P Sharma Oli appointed Nepal’s new Prime Minister

July 14, 2024 admin

Nepal’s former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. | Photo Credit: Reuters K P Sharma Oli was appointed Nepal’s Prime Minister for the third time on July 14 to lead the new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the country. Mr. Oli, 72, succeeds Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who lost…

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