Nepal, March 6 -- Nepal voted yesterday-exactly six months after the Gen Z uprising. In a display of civic vibrancy, around 60 percent of voters cast their ballots. The polling stations were graced by a cross-generational tapestry of citizens-from enthusiastic first-time voters to centenarians, all arriving with the hope of altering the trajectory of Nepali politics. The interim government deserves credit for conducting snap polls amid daunting uncertainties, ranging from a fragile security environment marked by low police morale and looted weapons to the absence of a broad political consensus in favour of timely elections. The voter response was a resounding affirmation of democratic resilience.

This successful electoral exercise marks ...