Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday (March 5, 2026) in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new Prime Minister, six months after a violent Gen Z protest toppled the K.P. Sharma Oli-led coalition government.
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Polling began at 7 a.m. across all 77 districts to elect a 275-member House of Representatives. The commission said polls concluded peacefully, barring some sporadic incidents in a few locations.
The election is being held two years ahead of schedule because of the two-day Gen Z protests. The polls follow last September’s youth-led movement against corruption, misgovernance, and a patronage-driven economy long associated with an ageing political class.
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More than 18.9 million Nepalis were eligible to vote, with around 1 million added to the rolls since September’s youth protests, which claimed 77 lives, including 19 young people who were killed on the first day, September 8.
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