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Balen Shah Sworn In as Nepal’s Prime Minister After Landslide Election

The upset reflects a youth-driven demand for cleaner government.

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In Nepal ist der Rapper Balendra Shah als Ministerpräsident vereidigt worden. Zahlreiche Menschen jubelten dem ganz in Schwarz gekleidetem 35-Jährigen zu, der bei der Zeremonie in der Hauptstadt Kathmandu seine charakteristische Sonnenbrille trug.

Overview

  • Balen Shah took the oath in Kathmandu, becoming at 35 the youngest prime minister since Nepal restored multiparty rule in 1990.
  • His Rastriya Swatantra Party won 182 of 275 seats in the lower house in a sweeping result reported by local outlets.
  • The outcome dealt a sharp blow to the traditional Nepali Congress and to K. P. Sharma Oli’s Communist party, known as CPN-UML.
  • Shah rose from Nepal’s hip-hop scene to serve as Kathmandu’s mayor, and supporters now expect him to push anti-corruption reforms.
  • The election followed youth-led protests over graft and a social media shutdown, with reports saying security force shootings killed more than 70 people.