
Rastriya Swatantra Party's president Rabi Lamichhane (C) leaves after taking oath during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Kathmandu on March 26, 2026. Four-time prime minister and Marxist leader Oli, 74, was defeated in the polls this month by the 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, whose Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won in a landslide after promising to oust an ageing elite, stem corruption and fix the economy. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP via Getty Images)




