Nepal’s Discord Vote Might Be the Future of Protest

The popular social media platform has helped choose an interim prime minister.

People light candles during a silent tribute in honor of those killed during the recent Gen Z protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 17. September 22, 2025, 9:32 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

It’s a safe bet that absolutely no one had “Nepali citizens hold a meaningful state election on an online gaming server” on their 2025 bingo card. Yet after days of government-toppling protests earlier this month, the nomination, election, and swearing-in of Sushila Karki as Nepal’s new interim prime minister has, so far, gone off without a hitch.

Is this a new era of synergy between politics and online activism? Possib

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