Kathmandu, March 1 -- As Nepal approaches the March 5 election, Gen Z representatives say political parties have only partially reflected the demands of the youth-led uprising in their manifestos and election agendas.

While most parties have included reform-oriented issues such as institutional restructuring, corruption control, and good governance, leaders of the movement argue that these commitments are not framed in a way that truly acknowledges the Gen Z agenda. Only the Nepali Congress and the Rastriya Swatantra Party have explicitly pledged to implement the 10-point agreement reached between the interim government and Gen Z representatives in December.

The snap election was called in the wake of the September youth-led revolt, whi...