Nepal’s leader says post-uprising polls on track

Nepal's interim government confirms preparations for March 5 elections, following recent anti-corruption protests and a violent uprising.

Nepal’s interim government has said preparations are on track for parliamentary elections next week, the first since a deadly 2025 uprising, urging voters to exercise their right “without fear”.

The Himalayan republic of 30 million people holds elections on March 5, less than six months after youth-led anti-corruption protests toppled the previous government.

The unrest killed at least 77 people and left parliament in flames.

“The government will leave no stone unturned to conduct the election in a clean, fair, fearless, and peaceful manner,” Sushila Karki, the interim Prime Minister, said late Tuesday (February 24, 2026).

“I urge all citizens to exercise their voting rights with confidence and without any fear.”

The September 2025 violence was the worst since a decade-long civil war ended in a 2006 peace deal that abolished the monarchy and brought Maoist insurgents into government.