Nepal's 'Gen Z' protesters eye ex-chief justice, rapper-turned-mayor as interim PM

Protests sparked by social media ban reflect years of resentment toward political elites

20250911N Nepal judge Karki

Sushila Karki is the first woman to have served as chief justice of Nepal's Supreme Court. © Reuters

SATOSHI IWAKI

NEW DELHI -- The protesters who forced out Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli are weighing potential candidates to lead an interim government, reportedly including a former Supreme Court chief justice and Kathmandu's young mayor.

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