By Louis Keyes and Jordan Methven
Young people of Nepal naming themself Gen Zs, aged between 13 to 28, have dissolved the government and voted in the first female prime minister.
On September the 8th they brought the government down in 48 hours.
Originally the protests were set off by a social media ban – this was seen as authoritarian overreach, fuelling long standing socio-economic frustrations.
This catalyst for change saw 72 people killed and more than 2100 injured.
The irony came when the new interim prime minister, Sushila Karki, was voted in using social media platform Discord.
These historic changes in Nepal have followed changes from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.
Indonesia is also experiencing protests at the same time.
It comes from the Gen Zs’ frustrations from feeling “increasingly disenfranchised” and neglect from the government.
Reported by the world bank the GPD per capita of Nepal is £1,058.57. Whereas in the UK the projected GPD per capita is around £40,199.42.
The visible difference speaks volumes, younger generations of South Asia are fighting for their futures.
Sushila Karki, new prime minister, former chief of justice and anti-corruption crusader promised the “end of corruption, good governance and economic equality” stated by The Guardian.
