Nepal Under Army Siege; Crackdown After Anarchy | Hip-Hop Rapper New PM? FULL LIST Of Probables

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Nepal is reeling after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid the violent “Gen Z uprising” that has engulfed Kathmandu. The army was deployed after police failed to contain protests sparked by a social media ban but fueled by anger at corruption and elite politics. Soldiers enforced curfews as demonstrators torched government buildings, attacked politicians, and spread chaos across the capital. With Oli stepping down, the spotlight turns to possible successors: former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, backed by youth activists; Kathmandu Mayor and rapper Balendra Shah, with massive online support; and veteran ex-PM Baburam Bhattarai, warning of outside interference. Watch