19 million voters are eligible to go to the polls to elect 275 lawmakers in the Himalayan nation
Voting has commenced in the Himalayan nation of Nepal, where citizens will elect 275 lawmakers in the first general elections since last September’s violent protests toppled the government of K. P. Sharma Oli.
After the violent uprising, dubbed ‘Gen Z protests’, left 77 dead and more than 2,000 injured, the nation’s parliament was dissolved. An interim administration led by former Nepalese Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been in control since then.
The polls, which opened at 7:00 AM local time with 23,000 voting stations, will close at 5:00 PM.
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