{"id":14034,"date":"2026-03-05T19:16:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14034"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:16:53","slug":"nepalese-vote-in-general-election-months-after-gen-z-uprising-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14034","title":{"rendered":"Nepalese vote in general election months after Gen Z uprising | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Complete results might not be known for a week, but trends expected to begin emerging on Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span 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However, complete results could take a week.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Turnout in the vote to elect 275 members of the House of Representatives was estimated at 60 percent, acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari said at a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApart from a few isolated incidents of obstruction, the preliminary reports from the national and international observers deployed to monitor the election also indicate that the election has been conducted peacefully,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Turnout in the country\u2019s previous elections in 2022 was 61 percent.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">The vote comes months after youth-led protests shook the South Asian nation when thousands of young Nepalis took to the streets to demand accountability, jobs and an end to corruption. At least 77 people were reported killed in the Gen-Z-led demonstrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4368863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4368863\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4368863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/afp_69a9a751c30f-1772726097.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Security personnel and electoral officials carry ballot boxes to the counting centre after voting ends at a polling station during Nepal's general election in Kathmandu on March 5, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4368863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Security personnel and electoral officials carry ballot boxes to a counting centre in Kathmandu after voting ends in Nepal\u2019s general election on March 5, 2026 [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"many-people-gave-their-lives\">\u2018Many people gave their lives\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Voters are directly electing 165 members to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 110 seats in the 275-member body will be allocated through a proportional representation system, under which political parties nominate lawmakers based on their share of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came to vote mainly because of the protest and so many people gave their lives in the hope of a change, in hope of seeing a better Nepal,\u201d Luniva, a first-time voter, told The Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see my country become better by all the sacrifices that have been made.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4368854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4368854\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4368854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/afp_69a9a71e121b-1772726046.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Electoral officials seal polling material after voting ends at a polling station during Nepal's general election in Kathmandu on March 5, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4368854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Electoral officials seal voting material at a polling station after voting ends [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Promises to create jobs, rein in corruption and improve governance \u2013 all demands raised during the September protests \u2013 dominated much of the election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe election is critical to address the aspirations of the youths expressed during the Gen Z protests,\u201d political analyst Puranjan Acharya told the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the newly elected leaders are seen \u200cas \u200cunfit to do so, there is a risk of further trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"three-way-contest\">Three-way contest<\/h2>\n<p>The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), a centrist party formed less than four years ago, is considered the front runner and a strong challenger to two long-dominant parties: the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) of former Prime Minister Oli.<\/p>\n<p>The RSP\u2019s prime ministerial candidate is rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, who emerged as a leading figure in the 2025 uprising.<\/p>\n<p>Oli is once again in the fray, along with more than 3,400 other candidates from \u206065 parties.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 35-year-old Shah drew large crowds during the campaign and connected with legions of young voters clamouring for change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete results might not be known for a week, but trends expected to begin emerging on Friday. 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