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The Rastriya Swatantra Party leads with 109 seats amid a 58% voter turnout as Nepal's election reflects youth-driven demand for anti-corruption and good governance reforms.
- On Saturday, the Election Commission released initial trends showing RSP leading in 98 seats as votes from Thursday's election are tallied.
- Following the Sept 8-9, 2025 unrest, Gen Z-led protesters boosted a platform emphasising zero-tolerance corruption, resonating with youth voters.
- Balendra Shah leads KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5 with more than 13,000 votes, while RSP registered wins in Kathmandu-1,-6 and-8.
- RSP Vice President Dol Prasad Aryal predicted 186 seats, claiming a two-thirds majority as counting continues, while Election Commission warned final results could take about a week.
- India's MEA on Thursday offered to work with Nepal's new government, with Randhir Jaiswal saying, `We look forward to working with the new Government of Nepal to further build on the robust multifaceted ties.
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It is the first legislative election in the country after the revolution of the young people of the Z Generation who, six months ago, caused the government to fall.
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Ex-rapper’s political party leads early results in Nepal’s first election since 2025 youth revolt
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Preliminary and partial results released Saturday showed a new political party led by an ex-rapper is in front in Nepal's parliamentary election, the country's first since
Ex-rapper's political party leads early results in Nepal's f
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Preliminary and partial results released Saturday showed a new political party led by an ex-rapper leading Nepal’s parliamentary election , the country’s first since last year’s youth-led revolt . The Rastriya Swatantra, or National Independent, Party, had already won 27 of 165 directly elected seats and was leading in 90 other constituencies in the results published by Nepal’s Election Commission. Its prime ministerial c…
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