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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
March 27, 2026Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister
Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.
March 27, 2026Rapper-politician Balendra Shah on course to be Nepal's next prime minister
Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.
March 7, 2026Inside the Nepal campaign that could vault Balendra Shah to power - Reuters
Inside the Nepal campaign that could vault Balendra Shah to power Reuters
March 7, 2026Nepal to vote in first election since Gen Z-led protests toppled government - Reuters
Nepal to vote in first election since Gen Z-led protests toppled government Reuters
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Hip hop in the Himalayas: Balendra Shah, Nepal’s next prime minister
Millennial ex-rapper has brought a ‘pugnacious’ energy to Nepal’s geriatric political establishment A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.co
Balen Shah’s political rise in Nepal reflects a broader shift after youth-led protests
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, Prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party greets his supporters during an election campaign rally in Chitwan, about 112 miles (180 kilometers)
Nepal’s newly elected parliament is sworn in months after a youth-led revolt
Balendra Shah, center with sun glasses, arrives for a swearing-in ceremony of newly elected members of the House of Representatives at the Federal Parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 26, 2
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Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP heads for poll landslide in Nepal
Shah’s party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation’s politics since last year’s youth-led uprising. Share Save Nepal’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of 35-year-old ra
Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party’s landslide election win
Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra party secures thumping victory in first poll since gen Z protests that toppled government Balendra Shah, the rapper turned politician and popular figurehead of a gen Z revol
A new Nepali party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide win in parliamentary election
Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt. AP video by Upendra Man Sin
RSP's Balendra Shah defeats four-time PM K P Sharma Oli by huge margin in Nepal
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Balen Shah wins big in Nepal polls, defeats KP Sharma Oli by nearly 50,000 votes
Balendra Shah has delivered a stunning political upset by defeating former prime minister KP Sharma Oli by nearly 50,000 votes in Nepal’s high-profile Jhapa-5 constituency. The young leader of the Ras
RSP's Balendra Shah defeats four-time PM K P Sharma Oli by huge margin in Nepal
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Photos of Nepali former rapper drawing crowds to his campaign for prime minister
CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — Among the candidates vying to become Nepal’s next prime minister in a crucial election Thursday, few have generated the buzz of a Millennial former rapper who has shaken up the H