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Nepal elects rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah
Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah has been elected Nepal's new Prime Minister. The 35 year-old was the mayor of Kathmandu before he ran against former leader KP Sharma Oli.Nepal went to the polls on Thursday 5 March, just six months after the Gen Z protests that saw the deaths of dozens of students and ultimately brought down the government of the day.Guest: Roman Gautam, journalist and editor of Himal Southasian magazine.
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