Ex-rapper Balendra Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win - Reuters
Ex-rapper Balendra Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win Reuters
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"La victoria arrasadora de Balendra Shah y de su partido, el RSP, significa que la gente quiere un cambio."
— Bipin Adhikari , Academic
"Este resultado no solo supone un cambio de caras, sino también respecto a la 'tradicional inestabilidad'."
— Ashvina Basnet , Academic
"Sin embargo, el movimiento Gen Z actuó como catalizador para romper ese statu quo y hacer que la población sintiera que era hora de que las dinámicas de poder cambiaran."
— Bikash Singh , Academic
Key People
Ashvina Basnet is a researcher specializing in social development.
Former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.
Bikash Singh is a public law lawyer and founding partner of Synergy Law and Chambers in Kathmandu.
Bipin Adhikari is a professor of Constitutional Law at Kathmandu School of Law.
Former Prime Minister and President of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).
K.P Sharma Oli is a former Prime Minister of Nepal and leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).
Ram Chandra Paudel is the President of Nepal who appointed Balendra Shah as Prime Minister.
Former chief justice who was named interim prime minister.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxNYkZTSEdhaGFHYy1ZS2dEU00wcV9mWlV2dDhONm1PN3VrS3JNS1pCZ0F2MW9CZm9Jc0dqZy1WU1BqdS1HcjhlZjJpT2hVUndsS3RsSzlBYS1pcUd6aDQ4NkFjMG13RVk5MU0xRzk5SzMyMDUyc2dLSURCNXAyU3kxcU1XV2pyMmFxc0JvUGo2TDJFVXJJUlpPY3YxWTRzX2hmWjk4VGtwbUt3Wm1heWJNQm8ySkdQNGhp?oc=5" target="_blank">Ex-rapper Balendra Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Nepal's newly elected parliament was sworn in on March 26, 2026, marking a significant political shift following a youth-led revolt the previous year. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), a political party founded in 2022, won a commanding majority with 182 out of 275 seats in the House of Representatives.
Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old structural engineer and former rap artist, is set to become Nepal’s next prime minister following a sweeping electoral victory by his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which won about two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives.
At just 35 years old, Balendra Shah, widely known as Balen, is poised to become Nepal’s youngest-ever prime minister following a sweeping electoral victory by the centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which won 182 of 275 seats.
Balendra Shah, conocido anteriormente como el rapero Balen, ha asumido el cargo de primer ministro de Nepal el 27 de marzo de 2026, marcando una ruptura histórica con la clase política tradicional del país.
Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old political newcomer and former rap artist turned mayor of Kathmandu, was sworn in as Nepal's youngest prime minister on Friday after his Rastriya Swatantra Party won a landslide victory in the March 5 elections.
Balendra Shah, líder del Partido Nacional Independiente (RSP), ha sido investido como primer ministro de Nepal, convirtiéndose a sus 36 años en el mandatario más joven en la historia moderna del país.
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