Nepal, Oct. 8 -- The September 8 and 9 revolution led by Gen Z shook Nepal. Fueled by blazing anger over the government's failure to eradicate corruption and further intensified by a social media ban, protestors took to the streets in different parts of the country. The state responded with deadly force, claiming the lives of at least 75 people and injuring more than 2,300. What began as a spontaneous digital uprising led KP Sharma Oli to resign from his prime ministerial role, and eventually, the parliament was dissolved. After an agreement between the army, former chief justice Sushila Karki and the representative of the Gen Z protestors, an interim government assumed power with the mandate to hold new elections by March 2026.

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