Nepal's rapper-turned-politician looks set for landslide win

The high-stakes parliamentary election on Thursday came six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year, when at least 77 people were killed. The September 2025 youth-led demonstrations, under a loose Gen Z banner, began over a brief social media ban but quickly tapped into broader grievances over corruption and a struggling economy. According to early trends issued by the Election Commission Saturday, 35-year-old Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on track...