The engineer-turned-rapper-turned-politician’s victory reflects a generational shift in the Himalayan country where over 40 per cent of the nearly 30 million population is under 35.
Balen Shah's RSP has achieved a feat many thought impossible in Nepal: a sweeping majority.
Rastriya Swatantra Party, founded just four years ago, set to dominate new parliament with near two-thirds majority.
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s success at the Nepalese ballot signifies a triumph for Gen Z demonstrators across ...
Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious.
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In Nepal, RSP & Balen’s win brings the dawn of a new era. The sun sets on Maoists, old guard’s reign
Founded by Rabi Lamichhane in 2022, Rastriya Swatantra Party is the next big thing on Nepal’s political horizon, likely to ...
Last year, discontent over corruption sparked a violent agitation that collapsed the government and threw Nepal into political turmoil. As 19 million people prepare to elect a new administration on 5 ...
In an election that saw the salience of old fault lines diminished, a new generation of young technocrats have replaced the old guard in office ...
At a training centre in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Rahul Pariyar carefully hooks his harness to a rope, learning the basic ...
Seasonal migration and low resident voter presence in Nepal’s Sagarmatha (Everest) region mean election campaigns concentrate on infrastructure rather than climate adaptation, leaving long-term ...
In his 35 years, Balendra Shah has been a rapper, a mayor, an engineer and an unswerving fan of rectangular sunglasses. He is now on the brink of becoming Nepal ’s youngest prime minister after his ...
Nepali student leader-turned-politician Gagan Thapa has sought to rejuvenate his party's stale image, campaigning on ...
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