Nepal votes in 1st elections since youth-led protests ousted Oli government Related news

Tamara Ceaikovski

KATHMANDU, Nepal Voting continued in Nepal on Thursday to elect 275 members of the lower House of parliament, after youth-led protests ousted the government of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli six months ago. According to data shared by the Election Commission, the voter turnout from 7 am to 1 pm local time was recorded at 26%. “More than 4.45 million voters have cast their votes till 1 pm (0715GMT,” said Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, the commission’s spokesperson. Elected in November 2022 for five