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Samik Kharel

‘More egalitarian’: How Nepal’s Gen Z used gaming app Discord to pick PM

A government building set on fire by protesters in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, on September 9, 2025 [Samik Kharel/Al Jazeera]

Kathmandu, Nepal – As Nepal burned on Thursday after two days of deadly unrest that ousted a government accused of corruption, thousands of young people gathered in a heated debate to decide their nation’s next leader.

To them, the country’s mainstream politicians across the major parties were discredited: 14 governments representing three parties have taken turns at governing since 2008, when Nepal adopted a new constitution after abolishing its monarchy.

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