Nepal's local election results show ‘voters chose new vision over party’

Balen Shah and Harka Sampang (independent candidates)

Balen Shah (left) from Kathmandu and Harka Sampang from Dharan made headlines after wining the local election. Source: Balen Shah/twitter, Harka Sampang A Revolution/facebook

Results from last month’s local level election in Nepal saw some unexpected wins of independent candidates. Senior journalist Namrata Sharma says the results show that Nepali voters have lost faith in political parties and are now looking for representatives with a new vision and motive to serve.


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Nepal's local election results show ‘voters chose new vision over party’ | SBS Nepali