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Nepal elections: PM holds talks with political parties, Gen Z

Wednesday, 05 Nov, 2025
Nepal PM Sushila Karki meets the Chief Ministers of all seven provinces ahead of elections. (Photo courtesy: X@pmsushilakarki)

Kathmandu: A tripartite discussion took place this week among the representatives of the government, political parties, and Gen Z at the call of Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki. At Least 16 representatives from the political parties and 14 from Gen Z participated in the discussion held at the Prime Minister’s residence, Baluwatar.

Karki, along with Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anil Kumar Sinha, and Minister for Education, Science and Technology Mahabir Pun, attended the meeting being held for the purpose of enabling upcoming elections.

On behalf of the Gen Z groups, 13 participants representing ‘Indigenous Gen Z Collective,’ ‘How to Desh Bikas’, and ‘Gen Z Movement Alliance’ are attending the meeting. Political parties like Nepali Congress, CPN (UML), CPN (Maoist Center), the Rastriya Swatantra Party, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party participated.

The key agenda of discussion includes enabling the environment for the election scheduled for March 5, 2026, and building a shared political understanding. The government has been holding several rounds of consultations to ensure the success of the elections.