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A new Nepali party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide win in parliamentary election
Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt. AP video by Upendra Man Sin
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Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, receives his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Mi
Photos of Nepali former rapper drawing crowds to his campaign for prime minister
CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — Among the candidates vying to become Nepal’s next prime minister in a crucial election Thursday, few have generated the buzz of a Millennial former rapper who has shaken up the H