After Gen Z protests: New PM raps victory
Published 08.58
Balendra Shah supported the Gen Z protests that toppled the country's government.
Now the 35-year-old has been elected as the youngest prime minister in Nepal's history.
And he rapped about the landslide victory.
"Nepal is not afraid this time, the heart is full of red blood ... Laughter and joy will reach every household this time," Balendra Shah rapped in his first public statement after his election victory.
Wearing dark sunglasses, black pants and a matching blazer along with a black Nepali cloth cap, "Balen" went from rapper to prime minister as he was sworn in at the presidential palace in the capital Kathmandu.
“The strength of unity is my national strength,” continues the rap lyrics in the music video that was published the day before.
Former Prime Minister Arrested
Shah was previously mayor of Kathmandu and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which is only three years old, won 182 out of 275 seats in the elections that took place in early March.
The day after Shah was sworn in, former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was arrested.
He and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of being involved in the deadly crackdown on protesters in the fall.
At least 77 dead
They were during the so-called Gen Z protests, when young demonstrators protested against corruption, unemployment and social media bans. At least 77 people died and the leading government was forced to resign in September.
Balendra Shah did not participate in the protests himself but is said to have been one of the leaders in supporting those who drove the movement.
Gen Z priests participate in the inauguration ceremony of Balendra Shah. Photo: Niranjan Shrestha /AP/TT / AP
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