Former rapper Lendra Shaw's four-year-old Rastriya Swatarna Party is on track for a landslide in Nepal's elections, having won over 100 of 165 directly elected parliamentary seats. Shaw, who became Kathmandu's mayor in 2022, is riding a wave of youth-led protests against corruption and economic stagnation that could end decades of political establishment rule.
Nepal's political establishment may have just been upended by one of the most unusual candidates in modern politics: former rapper Lendra Shaw. Once known for his music career, now leads the Rastriya Swatandra Party. Apologies if I botched that pronunciation. That party is headed toward a landslide victory in Nepal's parliamentary election. Party founded only 4 years ago has already won more than 100 of the country's 165 directly elected seats and is leading in many others. The surge follows youth-led protests last year. Nepal's long-dominant political leader leadership with anger over corruption, economic frustration. He first gained national attention when he won the mayoral race in Kathmandu in 2022 as an outsider reformer. Now his movement appears poised to form the next government, marking one of the most dramatic political shifts Nepal has seen in[No speech]
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