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Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win

Balendra Shah, the onetime rap artist and former mayor of the country’s capital, is on course to become the country’s next prime minister.

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Balendra Shah, center, during his campaign to become the next prime minister of Nepal last Saturday. To his right is Rabi Lamichhane, the Rastriya Swatantra Party president.
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What to Know About Nepal's Gen Z Election

Nepal is holding its first election since a youth-led uprising against corruption toppled the government last year. Here is what to know.

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People attending a campaign rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday.
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