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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Rapper-mayor leads PM race as Nepal votes to replace government felled by Gen Z protests

The small Himalayan nation of Nepal is heading to polls this week, almost six months after a violent Gen Z-led protest brought the government to its knees and forced prime minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.

Around 800,000 first-time voters will be among nearly 19 million people to cast their ballots on Thursday to choose members of the 275-seat House of Representatives, in what is widely being framed as a contest between the political old guard and an impatient new generation.

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