Nepal votes in first general elections since ‘Gen Z protests’

19 million voters are eligible to go to the polls to elect 275 lawmakers in the Himalayan nation

Voting has commenced in the Himalayan nation of Nepal, where citizens will elect 275 lawmakers in the first general elections since last September’s violent protests toppled the government of K. P. Sharma Oli.

After the violent uprising (dubbed ‘Gen Z protests’) left 77 dead and more than 2,000 injured, the nation’s parliament was dissolved.