Is Nepal's ex-rapper mayor on track to be new PM?

Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.

Nepali migrant workers influence polls, but can't vote

Overseas Nepali workers bankroll their families and buttress the economy, making them a key constituency in elections next week -- but they cannot vote themselves.Nearly 90 percent of overseas

In Nepal, a former rapper wants to be the next prime minister — and young voters are excited

As Nepalis head to the polls on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z revolution last September toppled the previous government, one-time musician turned Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has galvanized the electorate,

'Will It Give Me a Job?': Nepal's Election Promises Don't Stop Youth Exodus

The Himalayan nation, perched between China ‌and India, will go to the polls on March 5, ‌an election triggered by historic youth-led protests fuelled by the lack of jobs and endemic corruption that forced an elected prime minister to resign. But Pariyar said: "I am not interested in the upcoming elections. It does not ⁠pay my wages."
Radio France Internationale

Post-uprising polls won't shake Nepal's delicate India-China balance

Nepal votes next week for the first time since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, but analysts say any winner will likely maintain the delicate diplomatic balance between its
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Nepal says students have a right to learn in their native languages —but it still isn’t happening

Third grade students take turns reading lessons aloud to their classmates at Mangal Prasad Secondary School in Banke, Nepal. Credit: Amrita Jaisi for Global Press Journal Nepal. The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters ...