Rapper Balendra Shah Defeats Communist In Landslide To Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister

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Rapper Balendra Shah Defeats Communist In Landslide To Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

A 35-year-old former mayor who first came to prominence as a rapper will become Nepal’s next and youngest-ever prime minister after his supporters triggered an electoral landslide and vanquished the country’s ruling…

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