Nepal Out With The Old, In With The Young: 73 Year Old Sushila Karki Hands Over To 35 Year-Old Rapper-Turned-Politician Balendra Shah As Prime Minister.

73 year-old Sushila Karki  served as Nepal’s first female prime minister, taking office on September 12, 2025, as an interim leader following deadly anti-corruption “Gen Z” protests.

A former chief justice, she returned from retirement to lead the country through a tumultuous period until March 2026, aiming to restore order and oversee political transition while 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, was sworn in as Nepal’s youngest prime minister on March 27, 2026, following a landslide election victory []by his three-year-old Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in the 275-member parliament.

Shah’s government faces the challenge of balancing ties with China, India, and the US, say reports from dw.com