After playing a significant role in Nepal’s politics for two decades, they won only 42 seats in the 275-member house.
The election — the country's first since last year's youth-led revolt — was won by the Rastriya Swatantra Party of ...
The question now is whether the RSP will succumb to the internal factionalism and political inertia that have historically undermined the country’s governments.
Young people are playing a leading role in the election that they made happen. But they may struggle to translate protest ...
Nepal's new Rastriya Swatantra party is heading for a landslide win in the country's first parliamentary election since youth ...
During the last election in 2022, it took nearly two weeks for results to be released. This is because some polling stations ...
Nepal is gearing up for parliamentary elections, months after a youth-led uprising forced out the previous government.
Prior to Nepal’s 2022 general election, this writer had an opportunity to meet Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). During that conversation, I shared an electoral ...
After the September 2025 Gen-Z movement in Nepal, the results of the subsequent parliamentary elections of 5 March 2026 in Nepal has marked a second revolutionary change in the country’s politics. In ...
Balendra "Balen" Shah's historic leap from Kathmandu's streets to national power marks a dramatic shift in Nepali politics ...
A month has passed since the September 8-9 uprising that shook Nepal’s political establishment from its core, forcing rapid and dramatic changes. The unprecedented Gen Z movement toppled the K.P.
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Legacy parties see big dip in public trust

Kathmandu, March 8 -- The fresh electoral mandate has dealt a heavy blow to the country's long-dominant political parties, signalling a sharp decline in public trust towards forces that have remained ...