Nepal elects ex-rapper to lead post-revolt country

What happened

Voters in Nepal have handed a landslide victory to the recently formed Rastriya Swatantra (RSP), or National Independent Party, putting former rapper and Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah on track to be prime minister, according to partial results released Sunday.

The election, held Thursday, was the first since youth-led protests toppled the Himalayan country’s previous government last year. Shah, 36, also unseated the ousted prime minister, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, in the 74-year-old’s longtime stronghold.