Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win

“In a resounding affirmation of Gen Z’s power to overthrow the political old guard, Nepali voters have handed a commanding majority to a party headlined by a 35-year-old ex-rapper,” the New York Times reports.

“Partial results of the election released on Sunday gave the party of Balendra Shah, the onetime rap artist and former mayor of the country’s capital, Kathmandu, 100 out of 165 directly elected parliamentary seats. It is shaping up to be the biggest landslide in Nepal’s modern electoral history.”