Overview

• Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned, triggering an army-brokered push for a transition led by Chief of Staff General Ashok Raj Sigdel.
• Protester representative Rakshya Bam said former chief justice Sushila Karki is the frontrunner to head a provisional cabinet, though she lacks unanimous backing among youth organizers.
• Security forces are maintaining a strict curfew in the capital, and the army reported 27 arrests and the seizure of 23 firearms.
• Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah endorsed Karki to lead a temporary government tasked with organizing elections, while Karki has stated that Parliament remains.
• After riots that burned Parliament and the outgoing premier’s residence, Tribhuvan International Airport reopened to passengers with flights restarting progressively.