Rapper-politician Balendra Shah set to be Nepal’s next prime minister

Rapper Balendra Shah defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in the country’s general election. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed on Saturday that Shah, 35, received 68,348 votes compared to Oli’s 18,734 to unseat the former leader in his parliamentary constituency. Thursday’s general election – the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government [...] The post Rapper-politician Balendra Shah set to be Nepal’s next prime minister appeared first on Kahawatungu .