Ex-rapper’s party wins election in Nepal by landslideReuters, KATHMANDUA three-year-old party won Nepal’s general election by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime minister, with a mandate for the rapper-turned-politician to restore political stability. Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate Balendra Shah, center, holds his certificate following his election win in Damak, Nepal, on Saturday last week. Photo: AFPShah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 182 seats in the 275-member parliament, the Election Commission said on Thursday, the largest majority of any party in more than six decades. “The mandate has made us very responsible.”The election relegated the oldest party, the Nepali Congress, to a distant second place with just 38 seats, while the Communist Party of Nepal of former Nepalese prime minister K.P. Former Nepalese chief justice Sushila Karki succeeded Oli as the interim prime minister tasked with holding the election.

Source: Taipei Times March 13, 2026 16:52 UTC