Kathmandu, Nov 20, 2025 (AFP) - Young Nepalis drive a new wave of voters and candidates

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2025-11-20

Months after a deadly uprising, Nepalis are again lining up -- not to demonstrate, but to register to vote and potentially run in the election they helped bring about. "We must have new faces in the election," said Kishori Karki, a 25-year-old law graduate, who is not only a first time voter but also applied to register a new party for March 2026 polls. She is among the young Nepalis stepping forward as candidates in a political system long domin......

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