1 5 Balendra Shah takes the oath of office as Nepal’s Prime Minister during a swearing-in ceremony, at the President’s residence, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, March 27, 2026. He was appointed as the 47th prime minister by President Ram Chandra Paudel under Article 76 (1) of the Constitution. Shah becomes the youngest prime minister in decades and the first from the Madhes region to hold the post. 2 5 From left, Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel, outgoing interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, and newly appointed Prime Minister Balendra Shah during the latter’s swearing-in ceremony at the President’s residence, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, March 27, 2026. 5 5 Buddhist monks during a swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah, at the President’s residence, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, March 27, 2026.

Source: The Telegraph March 27, 2026 10:32 UTC