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Nepal: First Election Since Gen Z Uprising Sees 60% Turnout
The election replaces the interim government after youth protests that killed 77 people, with a 60% turnout including nearly 800,000 first-time voters, amid calls for accountability and jobs.
- On Thursday, March 5, 2026, polls opened across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year's youth-led uprising, with voters directly electing 165 House of Representatives members and 110 by proportional representation.
- Triggered by last year's social media ban, the youth-led Gen Z protests widened into a revolt over corruption and a weak economy, forcing former prime minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli to resign after the September 8 events.
- More than 3,400 candidates are contesting 165 directly elected seats, with young candidates making up about one-third and around 1 million newly registered voters added.
- Counting of votes begins later Thursday, with some winners expected by Friday, while the next administration faces delivering protest demands and managing ties with India and China amid coalition risks.
- Youth unemployment at 20.8% and roughly 2,300 Nepalis leave each day for abroad, while the Gen Z Alliance demands a 10-point agreement for accountability and reform.
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