"The Rastriya Swatantra, or National Independent Party, formed only four years ago, had already won 103 of 165 directly elected seats and led in 21 other constituencies in the results published Sunday morning by Nepal's Election Commission. Other political parties and independent candidates had won 27 seats in total so far."
"The party's prime ministerial candidate is rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, who won the 2022 Kathmandu mayoral race. He emerged as a leading figure in the 2025 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli."
"The relatively new RSP has unseated the two long-dominant parties: the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), who have taken turns ruling the country. Local papers called the sweeping win a historic moment."
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party, formed only four years ago and led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, achieved a historic landslide victory in the country's first parliamentary election following Gen Z-led protests that removed long-ruling leadership. The party won 103 of 165 directly elected seats with leads in 21 additional constituencies, while also commanding approximately 51% of proportional representation seats. This victory unseated Nepal's two historically dominant parties: the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal. Shah, who won the 2022 Kathmandu mayoral race, emerged as a leading figure during the 2025 uprising that toppled former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli. Local media characterized the result as a historic political shift and paradigm change.
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