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High-Stakes Showdown in Nepal's Post-Uprising Polls
The Jhapa-5 race pits former PM Oli against Balendra Shah amid youth-driven protests and calls for reform, with 163,000 voters in a key battleground for Nepal's future.
- In Jhapa-5, KP Sharma Oli and Balendra Shah are contesting, turning the district with 163,000 voters into a pivotal battleground, as campaigning intensifies ahead of March 5.
- Observers say the protests expanded into a wider backlash after the September anti-corruption protests, which began with a Gen Z movement and led to casualties and damage.
- KP Sharma Oli, 73-year-old, four-time prime minister and CPN-UML leader, told reporters `There is no need to doubt`, while Balendra Shah, 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, is the Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate.
- A loss in Jhapa-5 would carry immediate consequences, as a defeat for either prime ministerial candidate would likely end their bid to lead the country, said local journalist.
- Official campaigning kicked off this week as candidates' local teams focus on Jhapa-5, where the vote is set for March 5, making the contest imminent.
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High-stakes showdown in Nepal’s post-uprising polls
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls. Two prime ministerial candidates are going head-to-head in Jhapa-5, turning the sleepy district into a pivotal battleground in the Himalayan nation's March 5 elections
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High-stakes showdown in Nepal's post-uprising polls
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.
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Total News Sources20
Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left, 44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
45% Left
L 45%
C 44%
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