Nepal's Youth-Backed Government Faces Gen-Z Protests and Self-Immolation

Nepal's government, led by Prime Minister Balen Shah, is confronting its first major wave of public unrest. The protests are being driven by Gen-Z demonstrators, with at least one reported act of self-immolation underscoring the intensity of the discontent. Shah himself rose to power partly on the back of fierce youth-led protests last year that toppled the government of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The current unrest marks a significant political irony, as the same generation that helped bring Shah to power is now turning against his administration.
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