US EditionGen-Z Battles to Gain Political Ground After Ousting Ex-PM Hasina in Bangladesh
The National Citizen Party struggles with low 6% poll support, limited funds, and organizational weakness while challenging entrenched rivals and entrenched two-party dominance.
- On Dec 4, thousands flocked to hear students who toppled Sheikh Hasina launch the National Citizen Party this year, but the party struggles to convert street power into votes as February polls approach.
- Last year, a student uprising briefly united students to oust Hasina, but most returned to other groups, leaving a fraction to form the NCP, aiming to break nepotism and two-party dominance.
- A December poll shows the National Citizen Party has 6% support, far behind BNP's 30% and Jamaat-e-Islami's 26%, despite interviewing over 1,000 candidates in November.
- Facing entrenched rivals, the party contends with BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami’s deep village networks while NCP members rely on salaries, small donations and crowdfunding amid graft accusations.
- Looking ahead, NCP leaders say they aim for long-term institutional reform, while Hasina's barred Awami League warns unrest could imperil Bangladesh textile industry if the ban persists.
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Bangladesh’s Gen-Z battles to gain political ground after ousting Hasina
Thousands in Bangladesh flocked to hear the plans of the students who toppled long-time leader Sheikh Hasina when they launched a new political party this year, but now it finds itself struggling to translate the street power into votes.
Bangladesh’s Gen-Z party struggles after ousting Hasina
DHAKA: Less than a year after young protesters spearheaded the dramatic ouster of former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the student leaders who once commanded nationwide attention are now battling to secure a foothold in formal politics. Their newly formed National Citizen Party, which emerged from last year’s mass uprising, is struggling to convert its street momentum into electoral strength in the run-up to the February general elec…
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