Nepal's newly elected members of parliament have been sworn in, with nearly two-thirds of them from a political party that is less than four years old ...
LONDON, March 25 (IPS) - Less than six months after Nepal's Generation Z rose up in protest, the country has a new prime minister. A 35-year-old former rapper who soundtracked the protests swept to power in a landslide in the 5 March election.
Swasthani holds a central place in Nepali culture. Its female characters uphold ideals of faithful wifehood - seen by some as patriarchal and by others as a source of strength.
CIVICUS discusses Nepal's upcoming election with youth activist Anusha Khanal of the Gen Z Movement Alliance, a youth-led civil society coalition mobilising for democratic accountability and governance reform in Nepal.