The Gen Z protests that erupted in Kathmandu on September 8, 2025, snowballed rapidly, taking the Nepal government by surprise. The excessive police reaction led to an explosion of public anger, and the rapidly evolving situation forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to quit the following day, creating a vacuum that even the Gen Z protesters were unprepared for.

Following talks between the Gen Z representatives and Chief of Army Staff General A.R. Sigdel, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as interim Prime Minister on September 12, with the mandate to conduct fresh elections within six months. The parliament was dissolved, an apolitical cabinet of experts is taking shape, and calm has returned to the streets.

Elections have been fixed for March 5, 2026 but questions persist.

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