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Nepal's 2025 Elections: Youth Protests Spark Political Change

3/4/2026

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Nepal will hold general elections on March 5, 2025, for 275 seats in the House of Representatives.
About 19 million of the 30 million eligible voters will participate in the vote.
Youth-led protests in 2025 demanded an end to corruption and led to the government's resignation.
The centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party is gaining traction.
Advocates call for a women-led "revolution" to advance gender parity, as structural barriers persist.

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Story summary

Nepal will hold general elections on March 5, 2025, for 275 seats in the House of Representatives.
About 19 million of the 30 million eligible voters will participate in the vote.
Youth-led protests in 2025 demanded an end to corruption and led to the government's resignation.
The centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party is gaining traction.
Advocates call for a women-led "revolution" to advance gender parity, as structural barriers persist.