Overview

• The president set parliamentary elections for March 5, 2026 after Karki took the oath as the country’s first woman head of government.
• Curfews eased in parts of Kathmandu with soldiers pulling back, shops reopening and work underway to form an interim cabinet.
• At least 51 people were killed in the unrest that followed a government order to register and block 26 social platforms, with Parliament and other state buildings torched.
• Police say about 13,500 inmates escaped during the chaos and more than 12,500 remain at large after limited recaptures.
• Youth activists known as Generation Z organized largely on Discord and pushed Karki’s candidacy, though the Nepal Bar Association has called the dissolution of Parliament unconstitutional.