Former chief justice Sushila Karki, who was nominated by gen Z representatives, to lead interim government
Nepal has sworn in its first female prime minister after a historic week in which widespread youth protests forced the resigniation of her predecessor and the dissolving of parliament.
Sushila Karki, the former chief justice of Nepal, took the oath of office to lead an interim government late on Friday, after several tense days of negotiation.
Written by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu
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