Gen Z icon Balen Shah poised to lead Nepal after landslide win
TL;DR
Nepal's 35-year-old ex-rapper Balendra Shah, known as Balen, looks set to become prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party secured a landslide in Nepal's first election after youth-led protests, winning a large majority of direct seats and signaling a generational shift. Shah, who previously served as Kathmandu mayor, faces high expectations to tackle corruption and governance while navigating Nepal's bureaucracy and delicate foreign policy balance with India and China.
- Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party’s landslide election win The Guardian
- Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win The New York Times
- A new Nepali party, led by an ex-rapper, is set for a landslide win in parliamentary election NPR
- Rapper-politician Balendra Shah unseats Nepal's ex-PM as he heads for victory BBC
- Rapper and Gen Z protest leader on track to be Nepal's next prime minster Sky News
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