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Nepal’s Gen Z Taps Discord to Back Sushila Karki as Interim Leader

Curfews continue in Kathmandu with the army central to talks over a Discord-driven transition.

Even after that ban on social media platforms was lifted, the Gen Z of Nepal was not satisfied. They wanted change.
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The Internet reacts to Nepal’s Gen Z ‘elections’. Image Source: adxtya_jha/ X

Overview

  • A government ban on 26 social media apps, including Facebook and Instagram, triggered mass youth-led protests and the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.
  • Organizers moved coordination to a large Discord server reported at roughly 130,000–145,000 members, using channels for debates, fact-checking, ground updates and voting.
  • Server participants coalesced around former chief justice Sushila Karki as an interim choice, and she met President Ram Chandra Poudel and Army Chief Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel on Sept. 11.
  • Military leaders engaged the Discord organizers about proposing an interim nominee, and the army has enforced strict curfews in Kathmandu.
  • Death toll figures from the unrest remain disputed across reports, ranging from about 30 to at least 51 people killed.