Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party’s landslide election win | Nepal | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/08/ex-rapper-balendra-shah-nepal-pm-landslide-election-win

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Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party’s landslide election win

Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra party secures thumping victory in first poll since gen Z protests that toppled government

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Early trends suggest a historic landslide for Balen Shah and the RSP. From the streets of the 2025 uprising to the halls of Parliament, the "Gen Z" mandate is upending decades of old-guard rule. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/nepal-election-results-2026-rsp-landslide-cd07714c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NepalElections #BalenShah #RSP #NepalNews
Shah's popularity grew from his music career, his reformist image as mayor, and his role during youth-led protests https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/who-is-balen-shah-nepal-rapper-mayor-f8upztfl?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #balenshah #nepal #nepalelections #music #career

Nepal: voting closes in election pitting old guard against powerful youth movement | Nepal | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/nepal-election-2026-voting-balen-shah-sharma-oli

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Nepal votes in election pitting entrenched old guard against a powerful youth movement

The general election is the first since gen-Z protests forced Nepal’s then-prime minister to quit

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Nepal election: Is the monarchy still a force, two decades after ouster? | Elections | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/4/nepal-election-is-the-monarchy-still-a-force-two-decades-after-ouster

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Nepal election: Is the monarchy still a force, two decades after ouster?

Ex-King Gyanendra Shah was removed from power 20 years ago. Will a Nepal in political flux give him another chance?

Al Jazeera

Nepal’s gen-Z election: can popular former rapper Balen topple a veteran political heavyweight? | Nepal | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/nepal-gen-z-election-popular-former-rapper-balen

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Nepal’s gen-Z election: can popular former rapper Balen topple a veteran political heavyweight?

With 46% of Nepal’s population under the age of 24, the election will be a test of whether their hopes and frustrations are being taken seriously

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